imprison
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(verb) lock up in jail |
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Synonyms: gaol, immure, incarcerate, jail, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand |
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Related Words: confine, detain |
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(verb) confine as if in a prison; "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone" |
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Related Words: confine, detain |
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