put away vs imprison

put away and imprison both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
put away	No	No	Yes	No
imprison	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, put away and imprison are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of put away include gaol, immure, incarcerate, jail, jug, lag, put behind bars, remand.

put away (verb)	imprison (verb)
turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily	lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food	confine as if in a prison
kill gently, as with an injection
place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
stop using
throw or cast away
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail