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
During the military coup in Argentina in the 1970s, the government routinely imprisoned and sometimes executed individuals without as much as charging them with a crime, let alone giving them due process.
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Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
The federal government imprisoned Hibi and Okubo in concentration camps, first in California and then in Utah; Hayakawa relocated to New Mexico.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
What of Daedalus, the architect who created the awful labyrinth imprisoning both the Minotaur and his victims?
—Natalie Zutter
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
One of the authors of their most recent prison abuse report is currently imprisoned.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
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Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
The federal government imprisoned Hibi and Okubo in concentration camps, first in California and then in Utah; Hayakawa relocated to New Mexico.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
What of Daedalus, the architect who created the awful labyrinth imprisoning both the Minotaur and his victims?
—Natalie Zutter
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
One of the authors of their most recent prison abuse report is currently imprisoned.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imprison
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Since 1986, employers have required to verify workers' eligibility to work, and can be fined or jailed if caught knowingly breaking the law.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Atlanta rapper was jailed from May 9, 2022, through October 31, 2024, and in the past week, several of his alleged phone conversations have been released to the public through social media.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The series, made by Adolescence producer Warp Films, follows Matthew Gurney as a Deaf man returning to society after ten years incarcerated.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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Seeking punishment for a pre-existing (probably Oedipal) feeling of shame and inadequacy, some of the incarcerated seek a reality that fits their self-identity.—
Adam Solomons,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Imprison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprison. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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