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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Imprison \Im*pris"on\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imprisoned}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Imprisoning}.] [OE. enprisonen, OF. enprisoner, F.
emprisonner; pref. en- (L. in) + F. & OF. prison. See
{Prison}.]
1. To put in prison or jail; To arrest and detain in custody;
to confine.
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He imprisoned was in chains remediless. --Spenser.
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2. To limit, restrain, or confine in any way.
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Try to imprison the resistless wind. --Dryden.
Syn: To incarcerate; confine; immure.
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