"imprison" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɪmˈpɹɪzən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-imprison.wav [Southern-England] Forms: imprisons [present, singular, third-person], imprisoning [participle, present], imprisoned [participle, past], imprisoned [past]
Rhymes: -ɪzən Etymology: From Middle English imprisonen, emprisounen, emprisonen, from Old French emprisonner. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|imprisonen}} Middle English imprisonen, {{m|enm|emprisounen}} emprisounen, {{m|enm|emprisonen}} emprisonen, {{der|en|fro|emprisonner}} Old French emprisonner Head templates: {{en-verb}} imprison (third-person singular simple present imprisons, present participle imprisoning, simple past and past participle imprisoned)
  1. (transitive) To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Prison Hypernyms: detain, punish, restrain Derived forms: imprisoner, imprisonment Related terms: be in for, behind bars, sent to the Tower, prison, prisoner Translations (put in prison): burgos (Albanian), φυλακίζω (phulakízō) (Ancient Greek), حَبَسَ (ḥabasa) (Arabic), سَجَنَ (sajana) (Arabic), حبس (ḥabas) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), تحبس (taḥbas) [Moroccan-Arabic] (Arabic), բանտարկել (bantarkel) (Armenian), կալանավորել (kalanavorel) (Armenian), encarcelar (Asturian), опандизвам (opandizvam) (Bulgarian), empresonar (Catalan), ᎠᏍᏚᎲᏍᎦ (asduhvsga) (Cherokee), 關押 (Chinese Mandarin), 关押 (guānyā) (Chinese Mandarin), 監禁 (Chinese Mandarin), 监禁 (jiānjìn) (Chinese Mandarin), 下獄 (Chinese Mandarin), 下狱 (xiàyù) (Chinese Mandarin), 囚禁 (qiújìn) (Chinese Mandarin), ёк (jok) (Chukchi), věznit [imperfective] (Czech), uvěznit [perfective] (Czech), fængsle (Danish), enprizonigi (Esperanto), malliberigi (Esperanto), vangita (Finnish), emprisonner (French), mettre en prison (French), einsperren (German), einkerkern (German), φυλακίζω (fylakízo) (Greek), bebörtönöz (Hungarian), fangelsa (Icelandic), memenjarakan (Indonesian), cuir i bpríosún (Irish), imprigionare (Italian), incarcerare (Italian), 刑務所に入れる (keimusho ni ireru) (alt: けいむしょに入れる) (Japanese), 投獄する (tōgoku suru) (alt: とうごくする) (Japanese), 閉じ込める (tojikomeru) (alt: とじこめる) [figuratively] (Japanese), 투옥하다 (tuokhada) (Korean), за́твора (zátvora) (Macedonian), cur ayns pryssoon (Manx), pryssoonee (Manx), mauhere (Maori), whakaherehere (Maori), mettre en prison (Norman), fengsle (Norwegian), hæftan (Old English), ġefæstnian (Old English), anprisoner (Old French), więzić [imperfective] (Polish), uwięzić [perfective] (Polish), aprisionar (Portuguese), prender (Portuguese), encarcerar (Portuguese), întemnița (Romanian), încarcera (Romanian), închide (Romanian), лиша́ть свобо́ды (lišátʹ svobódy) [imperfective] (Russian), заключа́ть в тюрьму́ (zaključátʹ v tjurʹmú) [imperfective] (Russian), сажа́ть в тюрьму́ (sažátʹ v tjurʹmú) [imperfective] (Russian), väzniť [imperfective] (Slovak), uväzniť [perfective] (Slovak), encarcelar (Spanish), aprisionar (Spanish), -funga (Swahili), fängsla (Swedish), ขัง (kǎng) (Thai), ув'я́знювати (uvʺjáznjuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), ув'язни́ти (uvʺjaznýty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), bỏ tù (Vietnamese), fanäböpön (Volapük), fanäbükön (Volapük), eprijhner (Walloon), resserer (Walloon), reclôre (Walloon), egayoler (Walloon)

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          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "burgos"
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          "lang": "Arabic",
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          "sense": "put in prison",
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          "lang": "Armenian",
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          "sense": "put in prison",
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          "lang": "Asturian",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "encarcelar"
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "opandizvam",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "опандизвам"
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "empresonar"
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          "sense": "put in prison",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "關押"
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          "roman": "guānyā",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "关押"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "監禁"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jiānjìn",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "监禁"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "下獄"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xiàyù",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "下狱"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "qiújìn",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "囚禁"
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          "code": "ckt",
          "lang": "Chukchi",
          "roman": "jok",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "ёк"
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "put in prison",
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          "code": "da",
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          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "fængsle"
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "enprizonigi"
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        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "malliberigi"
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        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "vangita"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "emprisonner"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "mettre en prison"
        },
        {
          "code": "fro",
          "lang": "Old French",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "anprisoner"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "einsperren"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "einkerkern"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "fylakízo",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "φυλακίζω"
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          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "phulakízō",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "φυλακίζω"
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        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "bebörtönöz"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "fangelsa"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "memenjarakan"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "cuir i bpríosún"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "imprigionare"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "incarcerare"
        },
        {
          "alt": "けいむしょに入れる",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "keimusho ni ireru",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "刑務所に入れる"
        },
        {
          "alt": "とうごくする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tōgoku suru",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "投獄する"
        },
        {
          "alt": "とじこめる",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tojikomeru",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "tags": [
            "figuratively"
          ],
          "word": "閉じ込める"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "tuokhada",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "투옥하다"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "zátvora",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "за́твора"
        },
        {
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "cur ayns pryssoon"
        },
        {
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "pryssoonee"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "mauhere"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "whakaherehere"
        },
        {
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "mettre en prison"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "fengsle"
        },
        {
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "hæftan"
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        {
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "ġefæstnian"
        },
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "więzić"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "uwięzić"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "aprisionar"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "prender"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "encarcerar"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "întemnița"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "încarcera"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "închide"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "lišátʹ svobódy",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "лиша́ть свобо́ды"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zaključátʹ v tjurʹmú",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "заключа́ть в тюрьму́"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sažátʹ v tjurʹmú",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "сажа́ть в тюрьму́"
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          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "väzniť"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "uväzniť"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "encarcelar"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "aprisionar"
        },
        {
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "-funga"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "fängsla"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "kǎng",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "ขัง"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "uvʺjáznjuvaty",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "ув'я́знювати"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "uvʺjaznýty",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "ув'язни́ти"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "bỏ tù"
        },
        {
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "fanäböpön"
        },
        {
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "fanäbükön"
        },
        {
          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "eprijhner"
        },
        {
          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "resserer"
        },
        {
          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "reclôre"
        },
        {
          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "put in prison",
          "word": "egayoler"
        }
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      "ipa": "/ɪmˈpɹɪzən/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪzən"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
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}
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      "word": "imprisoner"
    },
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      "word": "imprisonment"
    }
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        "3": "imprisonen"
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
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      "form": "imprisons",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imprisoning",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imprisoned",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "imprisoned",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:imprison",
      "word": "detain"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:imprison",
      "word": "punish"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:imprison",
      "word": "restrain"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:imprison",
      "word": "be in for"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:imprison",
      "word": "behind bars"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:imprison",
      "word": "sent to the Tower"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:imprison",
      "word": "prison"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:imprison",
      "word": "prisoner"
    }
  ],
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        "English 3-syllable words",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
        "English lemmas",
        "English terms derived from Middle English",
        "English terms derived from Old French",
        "English terms inherited from Middle English",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "English verbs",
        "Japanese terms with redundant script codes",
        "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Rhymes:English/ɪzən",
        "Rhymes:English/ɪzən/3 syllables",
        "en:Prison"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, page 87",
          "text": "[...] demand for the boots fell sharply after the Battle of Waterloo, and Brunel was imprisoned for debt in 1821.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will."
      ],
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        [
          "prison",
          "prison"
        ],
        [
          "confine",
          "confine"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive) To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ɪmˈpɹɪzən/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪzən"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "bang up"
    },
    {
      "word": "gaol"
    },
    {
      "word": "jail"
    },
    {
      "word": "lock up"
    },
    {
      "word": "put away"
    },
    {
      "word": "immure"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "British",
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "send to the Tower"
    },
    {
      "word": "emprison"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:imprison",
      "word": "bastille"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:imprison",
      "word": "clap up"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:imprison",
      "word": "confine"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:imprison",
      "word": "incarcerate"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:imprison",
      "word": "imprison"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:imprison",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "mew up"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:imprison",
      "word": "roof"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:imprison",
      "word": "send down"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "burgos"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḥabasa",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "حَبَسَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "sajana",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "سَجَنَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḥabas",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "tags": [
        "Egyptian-Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "حبس"
    },
    {
      "code": "ary",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "taḥbas",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "tags": [
        "Moroccan-Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "تحبس"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "bantarkel",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "բանտարկել"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "kalanavorel",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "կալանավորել"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "encarcelar"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "opandizvam",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "опандизвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "empresonar"
    },
    {
      "code": "chr",
      "lang": "Cherokee",
      "roman": "asduhvsga",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "ᎠᏍᏚᎲᏍᎦ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "關押"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "guānyā",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "关押"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "監禁"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiānjìn",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "监禁"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "下獄"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiàyù",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "下狱"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qiújìn",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "囚禁"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckt",
      "lang": "Chukchi",
      "roman": "jok",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "ёк"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "věznit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "uvěznit"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "fængsle"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "enprizonigi"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "malliberigi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "vangita"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "emprisonner"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "mettre en prison"
    },
    {
      "code": "fro",
      "lang": "Old French",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "anprisoner"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "einsperren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "einkerkern"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "fylakízo",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "φυλακίζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "phulakízō",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "φυλακίζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "bebörtönöz"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "fangelsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "memenjarakan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "cuir i bpríosún"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "imprigionare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "incarcerare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "けいむしょに入れる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "keimusho ni ireru",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "刑務所に入れる"
    },
    {
      "alt": "とうごくする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tōgoku suru",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "投獄する"
    },
    {
      "alt": "とじこめる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tojikomeru",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ],
      "word": "閉じ込める"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "tuokhada",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "투옥하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "zátvora",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "за́твора"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "cur ayns pryssoon"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "pryssoonee"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "mauhere"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "whakaherehere"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "mettre en prison"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "fengsle"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "hæftan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "ġefæstnian"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "więzić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "uwięzić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "aprisionar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "prender"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "encarcerar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "întemnița"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "încarcera"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "închide"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lišátʹ svobódy",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "лиша́ть свобо́ды"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zaključátʹ v tjurʹmú",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "заключа́ть в тюрьму́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sažátʹ v tjurʹmú",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "сажа́ть в тюрьму́"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "väzniť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "uväzniť"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "encarcelar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "aprisionar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "-funga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "fängsla"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "kǎng",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "ขัง"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "uvʺjáznjuvaty",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ув'я́знювати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "uvʺjaznýty",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ув'язни́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "bỏ tù"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "fanäböpön"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "fanäbükön"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "eprijhner"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "resserer"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "reclôre"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "put in prison",
      "word": "egayoler"
    }
  ],
  "word": "imprison"
}

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