American English pronunciation

How to pronounce imprisons

IPA transcription: [,ɪmp'ɹɪzənz]

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Verb

  • lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

    “The suspects were imprisoned without trial”

    “the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life”

  • confine as if in a prison

    “His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone”

Usage examples

  • Dream imprisons Azazel in a small bottle.
  • Dormammu captures Clea, and overpowers and imprisons Strange.
  • The military imprisons the Surfer in Siberia, where they torture him for information.