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.
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.
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