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imprison

/ˌɪmpˈɹɪzən/im-PRIH-zuhn
/ˌɪmpˈɹɪzən/im-PRIH-zuhn

Meaningto imprison

Common meaning: confine in a prison

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchemprisonner‘to imprison’source
  2. Middle Englishenprisonen‘imprison’source
  3. Englishimprison‘confine in a prison’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French emprisonner ‘to imprison’.

Roots

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