IMPRISON


Meaning of IMPRISON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ im-ˈpri-z ə n ]

transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French emprisoner, from en- + prison prison

Date: 14th century

: to put in or as if in prison : confine

• im·pris·on·ment -mənt noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.