imprison
imprison
/ɪmˈprɪzn/
to put somebody in a prison or another place from which they cannot escape
be imprisoned (for something) They were imprisoned for possession of drugs.
be imprisoned (+ adv./prep.) (figurative) Some young mothers feel imprisoned in their own homes.
He was imprisoned in a dungeon.
We work on behalf of people who have been wrongly imprisoned.
Her fear virtually imprisoned her in her home.
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Word Origin
Middle English emprison, from Old French emprisoner, from em- ‘in’ + prison.
e.g.
Originally imprisoned for robbery, but after many escapes... ...His sentence for escaping became much longer than his original sentence for robbery. はじめは強盗での投獄だったが 幾度となく脱獄しては収監を繰り返したため 脱獄での懲役が強盗での懲役をはるかに上回るほどだった (/yupeco/『ゴールデンカムイ』6話)