imprison B2 Topic:Actions & Processes US /ɪmˈpɹɪzən/ See IPA manual Freq #22726 Meanings 1 verb To put someone in prison or keep them locked up. He was imprisoned for ten years for the robbery. 2 verb To trap or confine someone as if in a prison. After the accident, she felt imprisoned in her own home. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to put someone in prison or... confineincarceratejaillock up Word family Forms imprisonedimprisoningimprisons Etymology AI details Inherited from Middle English imprisonen, emprisounen, emprisonen, from Old French emprisonner. Equivalent to im- + prison. imprisonen Middle English emprisonner Old French View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # imprison **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɪmˈpɹɪzən/ **Frequency rank:** 22726 ## Meanings 1. To put someone in prison or keep them locked up. 2. To trap or confine someone as if in a prison. ## Examples - He was imprisoned for ten years for the robbery. - After the accident, she felt imprisoned in her own home. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: imprisonen - Root: emprisonner ## Etymology Inherited from Middle English imprisonen, emprisounen, emprisonen, from Old French emprisonner. Equivalent to im- + prison. ## AI Etymology Imprison is inherited from Middle English imprisonen, emprisounen, emprisonen, from Old French emprisonner. Equivalent to im- + prison. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named elements. In current use, the main senses are “To put someone in prison or keep them locked up” and “To trap or confine someone as if in a prison”. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown