immure
verb (used with object)
to enclose within walls.
immurement
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a word derived from
immure.
Example Sentences
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Like Jack, who struggles to move beyond immurement in his tech world and make human contact with Sally, De Palma has encountered a similar challenge in his own life.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2017
For this immurement, however, there exists fair compensation in the shape of a very pretty garden, or rather a series of garden spaces, which surround the dwelling on three sides.
From Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series by Lafcadio Hearn
Her face was very pale, as if from long immurement, and her eyes were no more merry.
From The Path of the King by John Buchan
And I had smelled before that cold, dank, furnished draught of air that hurried by her to escape immurement in the furnished house.
From Rolling Stones by O. Henry
How delicious is that refreshing breeze after his terrible immurement!
From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Bertram Mitford
