imprison

Etymology

From Middle English imprisonen, emprisounen, emprisonen, from Old French emprisonner.

verb

  1. (transitive) To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.
    … demand for the boots fell sharply after the Battle of Waterloo, and Brunel was imprisoned for debt in 1821. 2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, page 87

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