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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

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

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, adjective

Words nearby immure

immunosuppress, immunosuppression, immunosuppressive, immunotherapy, immunotoxin, immure, immutability, immutable, IMNSHO, IMO, Imogene
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Words related to immure

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

How to use immure in a sentence

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, noun

Word Origin for immure

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