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Synset

deprive of freedom; take into confinement
<verb.social>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

confine more info
detain more info

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
They want to %s the prisoners

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
They want to %s the prisoners
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
detention detainee detention
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
confinement
antonym
free
semantic pointers
hyponym
keep straiten imprison, jail, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jug, gaol, put away, remand intern bind over imprison cage, cage in trap, pin down keep in