'Imprisoning' definitions:

Definition of 'Imprisoning'

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  • Imprison \Im*pris"on\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imprisoned; p. pr. & vb. n. Imprisoning.] [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. [1913 Webster]
  • He imprisoned was in chains remediless. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To limit, restrain, or confine in any way. [1913 Webster]
  • Try to imprison the resistless wind. --Dryden.
  • Syn: To incarcerate; confine; immure. [1913 Webster]

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