Word

imprison, v.
(imprisoned, imprisoning, imprisons)
freq. cnt. 4

lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

gaol immure imprison incarcerate jail jug lag put away put behind bars remand

sample sentences

"The suspects were imprisoned without trial"
"the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

verb frames

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

verb frames

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

verb frames

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

verb frames

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

verb frames

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

verb frames

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

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
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verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
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verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
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verb frames

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

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

imprisonment imprisonment

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

jail jailor jailer

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

law, jurisprudence

hypernym

detain, confine

confine as if in a prison
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

imprison

sample sentences

"His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house
he does not let them go out without a chaperone"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

detain, confine