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imprison

/ɪmˈprɪz.ən/

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verb

/ɪmˈprɪz.ən/B2formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия по заключению кого-либо в тюрьму или ограничению свободы против его воли.

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.

    ruЗаключить в тюрьму

    • 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.

    Synonymsconfineincarceratejaillock upput behind bars

    Antonymsfreerelease

  2. Restrict or trapB2formal

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

    ruЗаключать в тюрьму

    • 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.

    Synonymscageconfineconstraincoop upimmureincarceratelock uppenshut intrap

    Antonymsfreeliberaterelease

Forms
  • imprisoned past participle
  • imprisoned past simple
  • imprisoning present participle
  • imprisons third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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