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单词 immure
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
im•mure  (i myŏŏr),USA pronunciation v.t., -mured, -mur•ing. 
  1. to enclose within walls.
  2. to shut in; seclude or confine.
  3. to imprison.
  4. to build into or entomb in a wall.
  5. [Obs.]to surround with walls;
    fortify.
  • Medieval Latin immūrāre, equivalent. to Latin im- im-1 + -mūrāre, verb, verbal derivative of mūrus wall (compare mural)
  • 1575–85
im•murement, im•mu•ra•tion  (im′yə rāshən),USA pronunciation n. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
immure /ɪˈmjʊə/ vb (transitive)
  1. archaic or literary to enclose within or as if within walls; imprison
  2. to shut (oneself) away from society
Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin immūrāre, from Latin im- (in) + mūrus a wall

imˈmurement n
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