imprison

• Verb, das die Handlung bezeichnet, jemanden ins Gefängnis zu bringen oder seine Freiheit gegen seinen Willen einzuschränken.

A verb used to indicate the act of putting someone in prison or confining them against their will.

1. Confine in prisonB2formal

   To put someone in prison or keep them locked up as a punishment.

   Ins Gefängnis sperren

   • The judge sentenced him to be imprisoned for five years.
   • They were imprisoned for their political beliefs.
   • The criminal was imprisoned in a maximum-security facility.

   Synonymeconfineincarceratejaillock upput behind bars

   Antonymefreerelease

2. Restrict or trapB2formal

   To confine or restrict someone or something as if in a prison.

   Einsperren

   • She felt imprisoned by her own fears and anxieties.
   • The heavy snowstorm imprisoned them in their house for days.
   • He was imprisoned in a loveless marriage for years.

   Synonymecageconfineconstraincoop upimmureincarceratelock uppenshut intrap

   Antonymefreeliberaterelease