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Synonyms for imprison
ɪmˈprɪz ənim·prison
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imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remandverb
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
"The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
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throw out, toss out, discard, put to sleep, immure, jug, tuck away, jail, toss away, lock, cast away, remand, lock up, remit, shut up, send back, cast aside, put behind bars, fall back, dawdle, dispose, fall behind, put aside, shut away, cast out, chuck out, toss, throw away, gaol, fling, lock in, lock away, tuck in, lag, put away, incarcerateimprisonverb
confine as if in a prison
"His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone"
Synonyms:
jug, incarcerate, put behind bars, jail, immure, put away, lag, remand, gaol
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Submitted by rinat on August 26, 2019
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imprisonverb
Synonyms:
incarcerate, immure
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List of paraphrases for "imprison":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#3411 | lock | |
#7628 | jail | |
#14447 | lag | |
#14874 | toss | |
#16141 | dispose | |
#17665 | discard | |
#20051 | jug | |
#24731 | remit | |
#27779 | remand | |
#32886 | fling | |
#36343 | confine | |
#40155 | detain | |
#61103 | gaol | |
#74223 | imprison | |
#155167 | incarcerate | |
#218314 | dawdle |
How to use imprison in a sentence?
Nobody has the power to imprison your mind, dictate your emotions, or enslave your soul - unless you let them.
If the managers are committing sabotage, here's the head of Sebin (Venezuela's intelligence service) and he'll put them in prison right away, enough of the bourgeoisie. Imprison them.
We are not going to send any electoral observation mission there because Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has taken care to imprison all the political contenders who have stood in these elections.
Dos Santos has made it his policy to harass, imprison, or kill politicians, journalists, and activists who protest his rule.
I will never stop fighting for our reproductive rights, while Kari Lake will uphold Arizona’s draconian abortion ban that will endanger women and imprison their doctors.
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- опандизвамBulgarian
- empresonarCatalan, Valencian
- uvěznitCzech
- fængsleDanish
- einsperren, einkerkernGerman
- φυλακίζωGreek
- malliberigi, enprizonigiEsperanto
- encarcelar, aprisionarSpanish
- vangitaFinnish
- mettre en prison, emprisonnerFrench
- pryssoonee, cur ayns pryssoonManx
- bebörtönözHungarian
- բանտարկելArmenian
- fangelsaIcelandic
- imprigionare, incarcerareItalian
- 投獄, 閉じ込める, 刑務所Japanese
- 투옥하다Korean
- mauhereMāori
- fengsleNorwegian
- uwięzićPolish
- encarcerar, prender, aprisionarPortuguese
- întemnița, încarceraRomanian
- сажать в тюрьму, лишать свободы, заключать в тюрьмуRussian
- fängslaSwedish
- fanäbükön, fanäböpönVolapük
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