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immure

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Verb (transitive)
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im=mure

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb immure has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

immurev. t. [Pref. im- in + mure: cf. F. emmurer.].
  •  To wall around; to surround with walls.  Sandys.  [1913 Webster]
  •  To inclose whithin walls, or as within walls; hence, to shut up; to imprison; to incarcerate.  [1913 Webster]
    "Those tender babes
    Whom envy hath immured within your walls.
    "  [1913 Webster]
    "This huge convex of fire,
    Outrageous to devour, immures us round.
    "  [1913 Webster]
immuren. 
     A wall; an inclosure.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

immure, v.tr.
1 enclose within walls; imprison.
2 refl. shut oneself away.

Derivative
immurement n.
Etymology
F emmurer or med.L immurare (as IN-(2), murus wall)

THESAURUS

immure

bastille, bolt in, bottle up, box in, box up, cabin, cage, casket, cast in prison, check, clap in jail, clap up, cloister, closet, coffin, confine, constrain, coop, coop in, coop up, cork up, corral, cramp, crib, detain, encage, encase, enclose, entomb, fence, fence in, gaol, hedge, hem, hem in, hold, hold captive, hold in captivity, hold in custody, hold in restraint, hold prisoner, impound, imprison, incarcerate, inhibit, intern, jail, jug, keep in, keep in custody, keep in detention, lock in, lock up, mew, mew up, pen, pen up, pound, prison, quod, rail in, restrain, restrict, seal up, shackle, shut in, shut up, straiten, throw into jail, wall, wall in

ROGET THESAURUS

immure

Restraint

VB restrain, check, put under restraint, lay under restraint, enthral, enthrall, inthral, inthrall, bethral, bethrall, restrict, debar, constrain, coerce, curb, control, hold back, hold from, hold in, hold in check, hold within bounds, keep back, keep from, keep in, keep in check, keep within bounds, hold in leash, hold in leading strings, withhold, keep under, repress, suppress, smother, pull in, rein in, hold, hold fast, keep a tight hand on, prohibit, inhibit, cohibit, enchain, fasten, fetter, shackle, entrammel, bridle, muzzle, hopple, gag, pinion, manacle, handcuff, tie one's hands, hobble, bind hand and foot, swathe, swaddle, pin down, tether, picket, tie down, tie up, secure, forge fetters, disable, hamstring (incapacitate), confine, shut up, shut in, clap up, lock up, box up, mew up, bottle up, cork up, seal up, button up, hem in, bolt in, wall in, rail in, impound, pen, coop, inclose, cage, incage, encage, close the door upon, cloister, imprison, immure, incarcerate, entomb, clap under hatches, lay under hatches, put in irons, put in a strait-waistcoat, throw into prison, cast into prison, put into bilboes, arrest, take up, take charge of, take into custody, take prisoner, take captive, make prisoner, make captive, captivate, lead captive, lead into captivity, send to prison, commit to prison, commit, give in charge, give in custody, subjugate.

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