imprisoned

im-pris-oned · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Put or kept someone in prison.

  2. 2.

    Confined or trapped someone in a place or situation.

Related words

Antonyms: freed, liberated, released
See also: detained, incarcerated, jailed
Synonyms: confined, incarcerated, jailed

Etymology

From Old French emprisoner, from en- (in) + prison (prison).