imprison

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action d'enfermer quelqu'un en prison ou de restreindre sa liberté contre sa volonté.

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.

   Emprisonner

   • 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.

   Synonymesconfineincarceratejaillock upput behind bars

   Antonymesfreerelease

2. Restrict or trapB2formal

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

   Emprisonner (au sens figuré)

   • 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.

   Synonymescageconfineconstraincoop upimmureincarceratelock uppenshut intrap

   Antonymesfreeliberaterelease