ə̇mˈpriz ə n transitive verb
( imprisoned ; imprisoned ; imprisoning -z( ə )niŋ ; imprisons )
Etymology: Middle English enprisonen, imprisonen, from Old French emprisoner, from en- en- (I) + prison — more at prison
1. : to put in prison : confine in a jail
2. : to limit, restrain, or confine as if by imprisoning
have imprisoned its turbulent water between granite walls — Arnold Bennett
imprisons him with her possessiveness — Newsweek
deftly and with one arm only, he imprisoned her — Susan Ertz
imprisoned little sausages in pastry and baked them — Robertson Davies