English → Latin
“imprison” in Latin
inclūdōto shut up or in, confine, enclose, imprison, keep in; to obstruct, restrain, hinder; to limit, controlconclūdōto conclude, finish; to define; to shut up, confine, containtrādōto hand over, give up, deliver, transmit, surrender; impart; entrust, confide; to leave behind, bequeath; to give up or condōto put together; to build, establish; form, fashion; make, construct; to put away, store or treasure up; preserve; interdētrūdōto expel; dislodge; force, thrust, drive, or shove off, down, or away; to dispossess, eject, force, compelmittōto send, dispatch, cause to go, let go, release, discharge; to put out, extend, reach out (one's hand); to announce, tel
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
imprison
includere (also IMPROP.; e.g., avem in cavea): concludere: in custodiam (or in vincula) mittere, tradere, condere, conjicere: in custodiam (or in carcerem) dare, includere (also, inclusus in carcere, Cic.; carcere, Liv.) custodiae or vinculis mandare: in carcerem conjicere, detrudere; in ergastulum mittere. To imprison for life, vinculis aeternis mandare: to be imprisoned, in custodia esse or servari; custodia teneri: in carcere or in vinculis esse.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for imprison?
- The usual Latin words for “imprison” are inclūdō, conclūdō, trādō; also condō, dētrūdō, mittō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.