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imprisoning


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  imprison 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  imprison 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  imprison 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  imprison 
 
  2  senses  of  imprison 
 
  Sense  1 
  imprison,  incarcerate,  lag,  immure,  put  behind  bars,  jail,  jug,  gaol,  put  away  remand 
  =>  confine,  detain 
 
  Sense  2 
  imprison 
  =>  confine,  detain 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  imprison 
 
  imprison  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  imprison 
 
  Sense  1 
  imprison,  incarcerate,  lag,  immure,  put  behind  bars,  jail,  jug,  gaol,  put  away  remand 
  =>  confine,  detain 
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  Sense  2 
  imprison 
  =>  confine,  detain 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  imprison 
 
  The  verb  imprison  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  imprison,  incarcerate,  lag,  immure,  put  behind  bars,  jail,  jug,  gaol,  put  away  remand  --  (lock  up  in  jail) 
  2.  (1)  imprison  --  (confine  as  if  in  a  prison;  "His  daughters  are  virtually  imprisoned  in  their  own  house;  he  does  not  let  them  go  out  without  a  chaperone") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  imprison 
 
  The  verb  imprison  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  imprison,  incarcerate,  lag,  immure,  put  behind  bars,  jail,  jug,  gaol,  put  away  remand  --  (lock  up  in  jail) 
  2.  (1)  imprison  --  (confine  as  if  in  a  prison;  "His  daughters  are  virtually  imprisoned  in  their  own  house;  he  does  not  let  them  go  out  without  a  chaperone") 



imprisoning definition