definition of
imprison

[1] #1 imprison v. [incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand] lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life". wn

[2] #2 imprison v. confine as if in a prison; "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone". wn