Category:Imprison

Im*pris"on, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imprisoned; p. pr. & vb. n. Imprisoning.] Etym: [OE. enprisonen, OF. enprisoner, F. emprisonner; pref. en- (L. in) + F. & OF. prison. See Prison.]

1. To put in prison or jail; To arrest and detain in custody; to confine. He imprisoned was in chains remediles. Spenser.

2. To limit, restrain, or confine in any way. Try to imprison the resistless wind. Dryden.

Syn. -- To incarcerate; confine; immure.