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Synonyms for imprison
verb confine; put in jail- apprehend
- commit
- detain
- hold
- incarcerate
- jail
- lock up
- remand
- cage
- check
- circumscribe
- closet
- constrain
- curb
- ice
- immure
- impound
- intern
- keep
- limit
- nab
- occlude
- pen
- restrain
- stockade
- trammel
- bastille
- bottle up
- fence in
- hold captive
- hold hostage
- hold in custody
- keep captive
- keep in custody
- lock in
- put away
- put behind bars
- rail in
- send to prison
- send up
- shut in
- take prisoner
Antonyms for imprison
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
cage
verb. hold in enclosure
commit
verb. deliver, entrust
- allocate
- allot
- apportion
- authorize
- charge
- commend
- commission
- confer trust
- confide
- consign
- convey
- delegate
- deliver
- depend upon
- deposit
- depute
- deputize
- destine
- dispatch
- employ
- empower
- engage
- give
- give to do
- grant authority
- hand over
- hold
- ice
- imprison
- institutionalize
- intrust
- invest
- leave to
- make responsible for
- move
- offer
- ordain
- promise
- put away
- put in the hands of
- relegate
- rely upon
- remove
- send
- shift
- submit
- transfer
- turn over to
- vest
committing
verb. deliver, entrust
- allocate
- allot
- apportion
- authorize
- charge
- commend
- commission
- confer trust
- confide
- consign
- convey
- delegate
- deliver
- depend upon
- deposit
- depute
- deputize
- destine
- dispatch
- employ
- empower
- engage
- give
- give to do
- grant authority
- hand over
- hold
- ice
- imprison
- institutionalize
- intrust
- invest
- leave to
- make responsible for
- move
- offer
- ordain
- promise
- put away
- put in the hands of
- relegate
- rely upon
- remove
- send
- shift
- submit
- transfer
- turn over to
- vest
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.