Definition
To put someone in prison or confinement; to imprison.
Etymology
From Old French emprisoner, combining em- + prison (prison), derived from Latin prehensio (a seizing). The form represents an older variant of 'imprison' before standardization of spelling and prefix usage.
Kelly Says
Emprison is essentially a Middle English version of 'imprison' that eventually lost out in the spelling wars—a reminder that English standardization is surprisingly recent, with multiple acceptable spellings existing side by side for centuries.
Translations
BNবাংলা
কারাগারে রাখা
ka-ra-ga-re ra-kha
CACatalà
imprisonar
im-pri-so-nar
CSČeština
zachytit
za-chy-tit
DEDeutsch
imprisons
im-pri-so-ns
ELΕλληνικά
αποκλείω
a-po-klee-o
ESEspañol
encarcelar
en-kar-sel-ar
FAفارسی
imprison
im-pri-so-n
FISuomi
vangita
van-gi-ta
FRFrançais
emprisonner
em-pree-zohn-er
HIहिन्दी
कैद करना
kayd kar-na
IDBahasa Indonesia
menjara
men-ja-ra
ITItaliano
imprigionare
im-pri-jo-na-reh
KO한국어
감옥에 가두다
gam-ok-e ga-du-da
MSBahasa Melayu
mengapakah
men-ga-pa-kah
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်လည် ကျ Punkten
pyan-li-ky-pun
NLNederlands
gevangen zetten
ge-va-gen-zet-ten
NONorsk
fengsles
feng-sles
PLPolski
więzić
vyeh-zich
PTPortuguês
encarcerar
en-kar-se-rar
RORomână
închide
in-chide
SVSvenska
fängsla
fäng-sla
SWKiswahili
kufungia
ku-fun-gia
TAதமிழ்
கைது செய்ய
kai-thu sey-ya
TEతెలుగు
గోదాములో ఉంచండి
go-da-mu-lo un-chan-di
TRTürkçe
hapis cevirmek
ha-pis ce-vir-mek
UKУкраїнська
в'язнити
v-yaz-niti
URاردو
جلاوطن
ja-la-wat-an
VITiếng Việt
giam cầm
kjam-cam
ZUZU
ukuthwala
u-ku-thwa-la