to imprison to confine

  • 51Confining — Confine Con*fine (k[o^]n*f[imac]n ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confining}.] [F. confiner to border upon, LL. confinare to set bounds to; con + finis boundary, end. See {Final}, {Finish}.] To restrain within limits; to… …

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  • 52To be confined — Confine Con*fine (k[o^]n*f[imac]n ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confining}.] [F. confiner to border upon, LL. confinare to set bounds to; con + finis boundary, end. See {Final}, {Finish}.] To restrain within limits; to… …

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  • 53shut someone/something in — CONFINE, enclose, impound, shut up, pen (in/up), fence in, immure, lock up/in, cage, imprison, intern, incarcerate; N. Amer. corral. → shut * * * keep someone or something inside a place by closing something such as a door her parents shut her in …

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  • 54detain — de·tain vt 1: to hold or keep in custody or possession property wrongfully detain ed a juvenile detain ed in a care facility 2: to restrain from proceeding detain ed the driver and asked to see his license …

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  • 55jail — / jāl/ n: a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody; specif: such a place under the jurisdiction of a local government (as a county) for the confinement of persons awaiting trial or those convicted of minor crimes compare house of …

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  • 56incarcerate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. imprison (see restraint). II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. jail, detain, confine; see enclose 1 , imprison . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. jail, imprison, lock up, *throw in the slammer, confine, hold… …

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  • 57jail — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See prison. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. prison, penitentiary, house of correction, penal institution, correctional facility, goal, cell, carcel, cage, guardhouse, guardroom, brig, pound, reformatory,… …

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  • 58restrain — re·strain /ri strān/ vt 1 a: to prevent from doing something see also restraining order at order 3b b: to limit, restrict, or keep under control 2: to moderate or limit …

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  • 59commit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. perpetrate, perform, do; refer, consign, entrust; confide, commend; take into custody, confine. See action, commission, lawsuit, promise. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To perform] Syn. perpetrate, do, act …

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  • 60impound — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. jail, restrain; confine, corral, encage; seize, take, confiscate, expropriate, appropriate. See enclosure, restraint, acquisition. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To imprison] Syn. encage, incarcerate,… …

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