Imprison
Pronunciation : Im*pris"on
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. enprisonen, OF. enprisoner, F. emprisonner; pref. en- (L. in) + F. & OF. prison. See Prison.]
Definition : 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Imprisoned; p. pr. & vb. n. Imprisoning.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913