IMPRISON


Meaning of IMPRISON in English

— imprisonable , adj. — imprisoner , n. — imprisonment , n.

/im priz"euhn/ , v.t.

to confine in or as if in a prison.

[ 1250-1300; ME enprisonen enprisoner, equiv. to en- EN- 1 + prison PRISON + -er inf. suffix ]

Syn. 1. incarcerate, jail, restrain.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .