vocabulary - A single word meaning to abide in a place for a long time


Can anybody give me a single word meaning to abide in a place for long time?


I'm thinking in the context of "to remain in prison" (or elsewhere, against one's will).



Answer



"Languish" seems to be a popular word to evoke that incarceration feeling.


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