Imprison means: To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.. It comes from prison or criminal-justice contexts; worth knowing what media your teen is consuming. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
imprison
(transitive) To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.
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BlueskyMay 2026
Wordle 1,781 X/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 .. #IMPEACH #TRUMP #IMPRISON #PAEDOPHILES #PROSECUTE #WAR #CRIMINALS #BANKRUPT #FRAUDSTERS #EXPOSE #FASCISTS and #NAZIS .. ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
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BlueskyMay 2026
@housedemocrats.bsky.social @senatedemocrats.bsky.social NO NO NO NO REMOVE AND IMPRISON THEM ALL
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BlueskyMay 2026
Impeach and Imprison the Pedophile and his Enablers.....
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BlueskyMay 2026
He is the fucking antichrist! He is destroying the world!!!!!!!! IMPEACH, REMOVE, CONVICT AND IMPRISON DONALD TRUMP IMMEDIATELY!!!!!!! LOCK HIM UP!!!!!!!
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BlueskyMay 2026
and yet the f****** republicans are SILEN IMPEACH. CONVICT. REMOVE. IMPRISON OR INSTITUTIONALIZE @housegop.bsky.social , @senategop.govpeeps.us , @presssec.bsky.social , @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy , @newsmax.com ,…
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UK
#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(transitive) To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.
Origin: , emprisounen, emprisonen, from . Equivalent to. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
For parents
Imprison means: To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.. It comes from prison or criminal-justice contexts; worth knowing what media your teen is consuming. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
For ESL learners
imprison means: To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
Cluster: disbelief
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“Wordle 1,781 X/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 .. #IMPEACH #TRUMP #IMPRISON #PAEDOPHILES #PROSECUTE #WAR #CRIMINALS #BANKRUPT #FRAUDSTERS #EXPOSE #FASCISTS and #NAZIS .. ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩”
— Bluesky· May 2026“@housedemocrats.bsky.social @senatedemocrats.bsky.social NO NO NO NO REMOVE AND IMPRISON THEM ALL”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Impeach and Imprison the Pedophile and his Enablers.....”
— Bluesky· May 2026“He is the fucking antichrist! He is destroying the world!!!!!!!! IMPEACH, REMOVE, CONVICT AND IMPRISON DONALD TRUMP IMMEDIATELY!!!!!!! LOCK HIM UP!!!!!!!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“and yet the f****** republicans are SILEN IMPEACH. CONVICT. REMOVE. IMPRISON OR INSTITUTIONALIZE @housegop.bsky.social , @senategop.govpeeps.us , @presssec.bsky.social , @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy , @newsmax.com , @wsj.com , @cnn.com”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Why is this section here?
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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