"imprisoned" in the verb sense
1. imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand
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"
2. imprison
confine as if in a prison he does not let them go out without a chaperone"
"His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house
"imprisoned" in the adjective sense
1. captive, confined, imprisoned, jailed
being in captivity
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