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rinchiudere

to lock up

verb reen-KYOO-deh-reh Rare
People & Society Law

Origin: From rin- (re-, in-) + chiudere (to close), from Latin claudere.

Also means

to shut in

Usage Note

Rinchiudere implies confining someone or something in an enclosed space — a prison, a room, a cage. The reflexive rinchiudersi means to shut oneself away (si è rinchiuso in camera sua). It is an irregular verb; past participle: rinchiuso; auxiliary: avere (transitive) / essere (reflexive).

Examples

"Il giudice ha ordinato di rinchiuderlo in cella."

Natural Translation

The judge ordered him to be locked in a cell.

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