immure
[ ih-myoor ]
/ ɪˈmyʊər /
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verb (used with object), im·mured, im·mur·ing.
to enclose within walls.
to shut in; seclude or confine.
to imprison.
to build into or entomb in a wall.
Obsolete. to surround with walls; fortify.
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Origin of immure
OTHER WORDS FROM immure
im·mure·ment, im·mu·ra·tion [im-yuh-rey-shuhn], /ˌɪm yəˈreɪ ʃən/, nounself-im·mure·ment, nounself-im·mur·ing, adjectiveun·im·mured, adjectiveWords nearby immure
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British Dictionary definitions for immure
immure
/ (ɪˈmjʊə) /
verb (tr)
archaic, or literary to enclose within or as if within walls; imprison
to shut (oneself) away from society
obsolete to build into or enclose within a wall
Derived forms of immure
immurement, nounWord Origin for immure
C16: from Medieval Latin immūrāre, from Latin im- (in) + mūrus a wall
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