to imprison to confine

  • 71cage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. enclosure, bars; aviary, pen. v. t. restrain, imprison, incarcerate, pen. See restraint. Ant., set free, release. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. coop, pen, mew, crate; see enclosure 1 , jail , pen 1 . III… …

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  • 72Restraint — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Restraint >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 restraint restraint Sgm: N 1 hindrance hindrance &c. 706 Sgm: N 1 coercion coercion &c.(compulsion) 744 Sgm: N 1 cohibition cohibition constraint repression …

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  • 73shut — v 1. close, close up, close off, seal, seal up, seal off, occlude, obturate; lock, padlock, bolt, latch. 2. block, obstruct, occlude, barricade, blockade, stand in the way; stop, stay, arrest; clog, choke, congest, jam; impede, hinder, get in the …

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  • 74put behind bars — verb 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 • Syn: ↑imprison, ↑incarcerate, ↑lag, ↑immure, ↑jail, ↑jug, ↑ …

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  • 75incarcerate — in·car·cer·ate /in kär sə ˌrāt/ vt at·ed, at·ing [Latin incarceratus, past participle of incarcerare, from in in + carcer prison]: imprison in·car·ce·ra·tion /in ˌkär sə rā shən/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law …

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  • 76Coop — Coop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cooped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cooping}.] To confine in a coop; hence, to shut up or confine in a narrow compass; to cramp; usually followed by up, sometimes by in. [1913 Webster] The Trojans cooped within their walls so… …

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  • 77Cooped — Coop Coop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cooped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cooping}.] To confine in a coop; hence, to shut up or confine in a narrow compass; to cramp; usually followed by up, sometimes by in. [1913 Webster] The Trojans cooped within their walls… …

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  • 78Cooping — Coop Coop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cooped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cooping}.] To confine in a coop; hence, to shut up or confine in a narrow compass; to cramp; usually followed by up, sometimes by in. [1913 Webster] The Trojans cooped within their walls… …

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  • 79restrict — re·strict vt 1: to subject to bounds or limits restrict the height of buildings restrict visitation rights 2: to place under restrictions as to use or distribution restrict ed the land to recreational use Merriam Webster’s Dictio …

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  • 80contain — I (comprise) verb be composed of, be compounded of, be constituted of, be formed of, capere, comprehendere, consist of, embody, embrace, enfold, envelop, hold, include, incorporate, number, reckon among, subsist of associated concepts: containing …

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