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take prisoner

VERB

apprehend

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bust capture seize

STRONG

bag collar cop grab nab nail

WEAK

place under arrest run-in take in take into custody

Antonyms

STRONGEST

free let go liberate release

STRONG

lose

WEAK

misunderstand not catch

VERB

arrest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apprehend capture catch detain imprison incarcerate jail round up seize

STRONG

bag book brace bust collar drop gaff get glom grab hook kick nab nail net nick pinch pull secure sidetrack snag tab tag

WEAK

pick up pull in put the arm on put the cuffs on roust run-in take in toss in jail

Antonyms

STRONGEST

free let go liberate lose misunderstand release

STRONG

exonerate loosen take up unfasten

WEAK

activate encourage

VERB

capture

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apprehend arrest catch conquer grab occupy pick up round up secure seize snatch take trap

STRONG

bag bust collar cop get hook land nab nail net overwhelm pinch prehend snare tumble

WEAK

gain control pull in put the cuffs on run-in take captive take into custody

Antonyms

STRONGEST

forfeit free give up let go lose offer receive release surrender yield

STRONG

liberate

VERB

imprison

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apprehend commit detain hold incarcerate jail lock up remand

STRONG

cage check circumscribe closet constrain curb ice immure impound intern keep limit nab occlude pen restrain stockade trammel

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease free let go liberate release stop

STRONG

aid allow assist help permit

VERB

take into custody

Synonyms

WEAK

apprehend arrest bust capture collar nab pick up run down seize

Example Sentences

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The Russians were easy to take prisoner, and some had served for little more than a month, according to their documents.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2024

And sithen the lord Faucomberge take prisoner by subtile undew meanys of a cautel taken under safconduct of youre adversarie at Pountelarge the xv day of Maij, the yere of Crist Ml.iiijcxlix.

From The Boke of Noblesse by Unknown

This led to further discoveries; and finally, they had the good fortune to take prisoner the captain himself.

From The Student-Life of Germany by Howitt, William

“You are the last man I wanted to take prisoner under such circumstances.”

From Janice Meredith by Ford, Paul Leicester

I was also constantly to patrol the lines of the native regiments, to confine the sepoys to their huts, and to take prisoner any who ventured outside.

From A Narrative of the Siege of Delhi With an Account of the Mutiny at Ferozepore in 1857 by Griffiths, Charles John

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