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detain vs imprison

imprison vs detain

detain and imprison both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
detain No No Yes No
imprison No No Yes No
As verbs, imprison is a hyponym of detain; that is, imprison is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than detain:
  • detain: deprive of freedom; take into confinement
  • imprison: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
Other hyponyms of detain include keep, straiten, gaol, immure, incarcerate, jail, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand, intern, bind over, cage, cage in, pin down, trap, keep in.
detain (verb) imprison (verb)
cause to be slowed down or delayed lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
stop or halt confine as if in a prison
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
Difference between detain and imprison

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