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immure

[ ih-myoo r ]
/ 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.

RELATED WORDS

incarcerate, wall, seclude, jail, imprison, cloister, entomb, coop

Nearby words

immunosuppression, immunosuppressive, immunotherapy, immunotoxin, immunotransfusion, immure, immutable, imnsho, imo, imogene, imp

Origin of immure

1575–85; < Medieval Latin immūrāre, equivalent to Latin im- im-1 + -mūrāre, verbal derivative of mūrus wall (cf. mural)

Related forms

im·mure·ment, im·mu·ra·tion [im-yuh-rey-shuh n] /ˌɪm yəˈreɪ ʃən/, nounself-im·mure·ment, nounself-im·mur·ing, adjectiveun·im·mured, adjective
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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

immurement, noun

Word Origin for immure

C16: from Medieval Latin immūrāre, from Latin im- (in) + mūrus a wall
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