imprison

Meanings

• Verb

  To confine or incarcerate (someone) in a jail or prison.

  - "He was imprisoned for 10 years for committing robbery."
  - "The criminal was sent to prison for a long term."
  - "The king ordered the imprisonment of his enemy."

• Verb

  To confine or detain (someone or something) within limits; to restrict freedom.

  - "The child was imprisoned in his room as a punishment."
  - "The company's profits were imprisoned by high taxes."
  - "The fear of failure can imprison the mind."

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Synonyms

bang up , gaol , jail , lock up , put away , send to the Tower

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with imprison
chasm , prism , gism , calm , psalm , balm

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Variants

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imprison , imprisoned , imprisoning , imprisonment , imprisonments , imprisons

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Etymology

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From Old French 'emprisser', meaning 'to take in, seize, capture'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'imprison' is derived from Old French 'emprisser', which means 'to take in, seize, or capture'.

2. The longest recorded prison sentence in the United States was 1,148 years.

3. The term 'imprison' is often used metaphorically to describe situations where one feels trapped or confined, such as in a difficult relationship or a dead-end job.

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Related Concepts

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1. Incarceration: The process of confining a person in a correctional facility as punishment for a crime.

2. Detention: The act of holding or restraining someone, often without formal charges being filed.

3. Confinement: The state of being kept within confined or limited space or conditions.

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Culture

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Imprison has been used extensively in literature, art, and music to represent confinement, restriction, and punishment. One famous example is the poem 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, where the mariner is imprisoned for killing the albatross.

How to Memorize "imprison"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person being locked up in a cell.
   - Imagine a heavy iron door closing with a loud clang.
   - Think of the bars of a prison cell.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the concept of confinement.
   - Think of the word 'jail' or 'prison'.
   - Connect it to the idea of restriction.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Imprisoned In My Prison' to remember the definition.
   - Think of the word 'imprison' as meaning 'to confine'.

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