to imprison to confine

  • 91sentence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. statement, expression; judgment, decision, penalty. See speech, condemnation, writing. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A pronounced judgment] Syn. judgment, edict, dictum, decree, order, doom, determination,… …

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  • 92Circumscription — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Circumscription >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 circumscription circumscription limitation inclosure Sgm: N 1 confinement confinement &c.(restraint) 751 Sgm: N 1 circumvallation circumvallation Sgm: N 1 encincture… …

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  • 93intern — I v 1. restrict, confine, enclose, pen in or up, cage in or up, encage; shut in or up, imprison, lock up, put behind bars. 2. impound, seize, take and hold in custody, detain, keep, stay. See imprison(defs.1, 2). II n 1. resident doctor,… …

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  • 94incarcerate — in•car•cer•ate [[t]ɪnˈkɑr səˌreɪt[/t]] v. t. at•ed, at•ing 1) to imprison; confine 2) to enclose; constrict closely • Etymology: 1520–30; < ML incarcerāre to imprison in•car cer•a′tion, n. in•car′cer•a tive, adj …

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  • 95incarcerate — [in kär′sər āt΄] vt. incarcerated, incarcerating [< ML incarceratus, pp. of incarcerare, to imprison < L in, in + carcer, prison] 1. to imprison; jail 2. to shut up; confine incarceration n. incarcerator n …

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  • 96in|car´cer|a´tor — in|car|cer|ate «ihn KAHR suh rayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing, adjective. –v.t. to imprison; confine. –adj. Archaic. imprisoned; confined; shut in. ╂[< Medieval Latin …

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  • 97in|car´cer|a´tion — in|car|cer|ate «ihn KAHR suh rayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing, adjective. –v.t. to imprison; confine. –adj. Archaic. imprisoned; confined; shut in. ╂[< Medieval Latin …

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  • 98in|car|cer|ate — «ihn KAHR suh rayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing, adjective. –v.t. to imprison; confine. –adj. Archaic. imprisoned; confined; shut in. ╂[< Medieval Latin …

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  • 99Shut — Shut, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shutting}.] [OE. shutten, schutten, shetten, schitten, AS. scyttan to shut or lock up (akin to D. schutten, G. sch[ u]tzen to protect), properly, to fasten with a bolt or bar shot across, fr. AS …

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  • 100Shut — Shut, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shutting}.] [OE. shutten, schutten, shetten, schitten, AS. scyttan to shut or lock up (akin to D. schutten, G. sch[ u]tzen to protect), properly, to fasten with a bolt or bar shot across, fr. AS …

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