imprison
verbDefinition of imprison
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Synonyms & Antonyms for imprison
Synonyms
commit, confine, immure, incarcerate, intern, jail, jug, lock (up)
Antonyms
discharge, free, liberate, release
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Askarov has been imprisoned for nine years on charges for reporting on human rights violations. — Time Staff, Time, "These Are the 10 'Most Urgent' Cases of Threats to Press Freedom Around the World," 3 Sep. 2019 Multiple Umbrella leaders, including Joshua Wong and Benny Tai, were imprisoned under Lam's administration, and some more radical pro-democracy activists were barred from standing for election. — James Griffiths, CNN, "Hong Kong's summer of discontent is now longer than 2014's Umbrella Movement ... and isn't over yet," 26 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'imprison.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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