immure

[ ih-myoor ]

/ ɪˈmyʊər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR immure ON THESAURUS.COM

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.

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

immunosuppression, immunosuppressive, immunotherapy, immunotoxin, immunotransfusion, immure, immutable, IMNSHO, IMO, Imodium, Imogene

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Example sentences from the Web for immure

She might take a sudden resolve and immure herself before I can return!
Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman|Willie Walker Caldwell
Kings themselves were wont thus to immure the wives and daughters of defeated rebels.
Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535|Eileen Edna Power
What was Oliver's enmity towards you, that he should immure you here all these years?
The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 1 of 3|George Augustus Sala
Such a trick of fate, to take a man of important affairs, and immure him at the mercy of a maniac in a God-forsaken coal-town!
King Coal|Upton Sinclair

But it was affrighting to realize that the very physical feature which provided a refuge might also immure them in a living tomb.
His Unknown Wife|Louis Tracy

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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单词	immure
释义	immure [ ih-myoor ] / ɪˈmyʊər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR immure ON THESAURUS.COM 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. 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 immunosuppression, immunosuppressive, immunotherapy, immunotoxin, immunotransfusion, immure, immutable, IMNSHO, IMO, Imodium, Imogene Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for immure She might take a sudden resolve and immure herself before I can return! Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman\|Willie Walker Caldwell Kings themselves were wont thus to immure the wives and daughters of defeated rebels. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535\|Eileen Edna Power What was Oliver's enmity towards you, that he should immure you here all these years? The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 1 of 3\|George Augustus Sala Such a trick of fate, to take a man of important affairs, and immure him at the mercy of a maniac in a God-forsaken coal-town! King Coal\|Upton Sinclair But it was affrighting to realize that the very physical feature which provided a refuge might also immure them in a living tomb. His Unknown Wife\|Louis Tracy 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to immure incarcerate, wall, seclude, jail, imprison, cloister, entomb, coop
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immure

verb (used with object), im·mured, im·mur·ing.

Origin of immure

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British Dictionary definitions for immure

verb (tr)

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