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Emprisoned vs Imprisoned - What's the difference?

emprisoned | imprisoned |

As verbs the difference between emprisoned and imprisoned

is that emprisoned is past tense of emprison while imprisoned is past tense of imprison.

emprisoned

English

Verb

(head)
  • (emprison)

    • emprison

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
    • (Webster 1913)

    imprisoned

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (imprison)

    • imprison

    English

    Alternative forms

    * emprison

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To put in or as if in prison; confine.

    • Synonyms

    * bang up * gaol, jail * lock up * put away * (British, colloquial) sent to the Tower “imprisoned” * See also

    Derived terms

    * imprisoner * imprisonment