immure

im·mure

 (ĭ-myo͝or′)

tr.v. im·mured, im·mur·ing, im·mures

1. To confine within or as if within walls; imprison.

2. To build into a wall: immure a shrine.

3. To entomb in a wall.

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[Medieval Latin immūrāre : Latin in-, in; see in-² + Latin mūrus, wall.]

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im·mure′ment n.

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immure

(ɪˈmjʊə)

vb (tr)

1. archaic or literary to enclose within or as if within walls; imprison

2. to shut (oneself) away from society

3. obsolete to build into or enclose within a wall

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

imˈmurement n

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im•mure

(ɪˈmyʊər)

v.t. -mured, -mur•ing.

1. to enclose within or as if within walls.

2. to imprison.

3. to build into or entomb in a wall.

[1575–85; < Medieval Latin immūrāre= Latin im- im-¹ + -mūrāre, v. derivative of mūrus wall (compare mural)]

im•mure′ment, im•mu•ra•tion (ˌɪm yəˈreɪ ʃən) n.

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immure

Past participle: immured
Gerund: immuring

Imperative

immure

immure

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

immure - lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" gaol, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, put behind bars, remand, lag, put away law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" detain, confine - deprive of freedom; take into confinement

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immure

verb

1. To confine within a limited area:

cage, coop (in or up), enclose, fence (in), mew (up), pen, shut in, shut up, wall (in or up).

2. To put in jail:

confine, detain, imprison, incarcerate, intern, jail, lock (up).

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Translations

carcerareimprigionaremurare vivisegregare

immure

[ɪˈmjʊəʳ] VT → enclaustrar, encerrar (fig) → encerrar
to be immured in → estar encerrado en

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immure

vt → einkerkern

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