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imprison imprison /ɪmˈprɪz.ən/ verb [T usually passive] ↑Verb Endings for imprison ► C1 to put someone in prison: » He was imprisoned in 1965 for attempted murder.» FIGURATIVE Unable to go out because of the deep snow, she felt imprisoned in her own house.Thesaurus+: ↑Putting people in prisonimprisonable /-ə.bl/ adjective ► F0» Driving whilst disqualified is an imprisonable offence.imprisonment /-mənt/ noun [C or U] ► C2» She was sentenced to five years' imprisonment.Thesaurus+: ↑Putting people in prisonWord Builder:–Nouns: prison, prisoner, imprisonment–Verbs: imprison |