6 dictionary results for: immure
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im·mure
[i-myoo
r] Pronunciation Key
[i-myoo
r] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object), -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. | Obsolete. to surround with walls; fortify. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| im·mure
(ĭ-myŏŏr') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. im·mured, im·mur·ing, im·mures
[Medieval Latin immūrāre : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + Latin mūrus, wall.] im·mure'ment n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
immure
immure
1583, from M.L. immurare, lit. "to shut up within walls," from L. in- "in" + murus "wall" (see mural)
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| immure | |
verb | |
| 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" |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Immure
Im*mure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Immured; p. pr. & vb. n. Immuring.] [Pref. im- in + mure: cf. F. emmurer.]1. To wall around; to surround with walls. [Obs.] --Sandys. 2. To inclose whithin walls, or as within walls; hence, to shut up; to imprison; to incarcerate. Those tender babes Whom envy hath immured within your walls. --Shak. This huge convex of fire, Outrageous to devour, immures us round. --Milton.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Immure
Im*mure"\, n. A wall; an inclosure. [Obs.] --Shak.
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