Antonyms for impound

Grammar : Verb

Spell : verb im-pound; noun im-pound

Phonetic Transcription : verb ɪmˈpaʊnd; noun ˈɪm paʊnd

Definition of impound

Origin : early 15c., "to shut up in a pen or pound," from assimilated form of in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + pound (n.). Originally of cattle seized by law. Related: Impounded; impounding.

verb confine

Example sentences :

And when next ye seek to impound me, come in force, sir–come in force!
Extract from : « With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga » by W. Bert Foster

Steal it or impound it or take it away legally, you've got to know how it runs.
Extract from : « The Fourth R » by George Oliver Smith

Does not the Maharajah-sahib impound all horses left ownerless?
Extract from : « Rung Ho! » by Talbot Mundy

No. 5; by either of which I was fully authorized to seize and impound all trespassers—a limit and license that included dragons.
Extract from : « The Bushman » by Edward Wilson Landor

After Colonel W. left for town, he went to his wife and asked her what the Colonel meant by telling him to impound the ox.
Extract from : « Lincoln's Yarns and Stories » by Alexander K. McClure

They were first opened to admit the ship, and then closed to impound the water that flows up through the bottom of the lock.
Extract from : « The Panama Canal » by Frederic Jennings Haskin

I'm going to send for engineers and find what it will cost to impound water in the cordilleras and run ditches into the valley.
Extract from : « A Daughter of the Dons » by William MacLeod Raine

"And you'll probably find that your creditors will impound the banking account of Mr. Cornelius," said Holmes.
Extract from : « The Return of Sherlock Holmes » by Arthur Conan Doyle

I resolved to impound the waters of my spring in the ravine and keep fish at last—without salt—to my heart's content.
Extract from : « The Amateur Garden » by George W. Cable

These cows he used to impound, and had great trouble in the matter.
Extract from : « The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson » by Jocelin de Brakelond

Synonyms for impound

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