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imprison

English

Alternative forms

  • emprison

Etymology

From Middle English imprisonen, emprisounen, emprisonen, from Old French emprisonner.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?m?p??z?n/
  • Rhymes: -?z?n

Verb

imprison (third-person singular simple present imprisons, present participle imprisoning, simple past and past participle imprisoned)

  1. (transitive) To put in or as if in prison; confine.

Usage notes

The term to imprison implies a sentencing has taken place, whereas to jail may imply a temporary holding before a trial, conviction, and sentencing.

Synonyms

  • bang up
  • gaol, jail
  • lock up
  • put away
  • (Britain, colloquial) send to the Tower
  • See also Thesaurus:imprison

Derived terms

  • imprisoner
  • imprisonment

Translations

Anagrams

  • promisin'

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hornbill

English

Etymology

horn +? bill

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?h??n.b?l/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?h???n.b?l/

Noun

hornbill (plural hornbills)

  1. Any of various birds of the family Bucerotidae, with bills resembling a cow's horn. Many species have a casque above the bill, and many imprison their young in a tree.

Translations

See also

  • toucan

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