as in to jail
to put in or as if in prison
in this society, we try to imprison criminals so that they can't do any more harm
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Recent Examples of imprison
Some years after defeating Ganon, Link and Zelda stumble across an underground tomb where the decrepit corpse of the villain’s human form, Ganondorf (played again by Critical Role’s Matt Mercer), is imprisoned.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
Others were marked with different symbols or letters depending on the crime for which they were imprisoned.
—Kate Sosin, Them., 31 Oct. 2025
Tea begs him to surrender, warning him that PET plans to imprison both he and Ashley, which will leave Sofia without either parent.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Zhou was arrested and imprisoned.
—Byron Tau, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
Others were marked with different symbols or letters depending on the crime for which they were imprisoned.
—Kate Sosin, Them., 31 Oct. 2025
Tea begs him to surrender, warning him that PET plans to imprison both he and Ashley, which will leave Sofia without either parent.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Zhou was arrested and imprisoned.
—Byron Tau, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imprison
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Gosnell has been jailed in September, while Broward County jail records show Thorpe was locked up on Sunday.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
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In the aftermath of her refusal, Davis was jailed for acting in contempt of court and lost her clerk re-election.—
NPR,
NPR,
10 Nov. 2025
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Four inmates had died, all of whom had been incarcerated at Blackwater River Correctional Facility, a compound near Pensacola run under contract by the Geo Group.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Arlene adopted Aileen in 1991 Arlene and her husband, Robert, adopted Aileen in 1991, after she was arrested and incarcerated.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Imprison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprison. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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