Imprison and Ransom

Imprison

Imprison verb - To put in or as if in prison.

Ransom is an antonym for imprison.

Nearby Words: imprisonment, imprisoning

Ransom

Ransom verb - To free from captivity or punishment by paying a price.

Imprison is an antonym for ransom.

Nearby Words: ransomed, ransoming

Common collocations

girl imprison girl ransom girl
father imprison father ransom father
citizens imprison citizens ransom citizens
daughter imprison daughter ransom daughter
Other words: women.

Both words in one sentence

  • Quite possibly the best example of this in the series is Warden Kuril, who attempts to knowingly imprison Shepard, the most Badass person in the galaxy, and hold him/her for ransom or sell him/her on the black market as a slave.
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