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| im·mure [ i myr ] (past and past participle im·mured, present participle im·mur·ing, 3rd person present singular im·mures) |
transitive verb |
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1. imprison somebody: to confine somebody in prison
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literary
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usually passive
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2. shut somebody away: to shut away or seclude somebody
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formal
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often passive
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3. enclose something: to enclose something in a wall or surround something with walls
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archaic
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| [Late 16th century. Directly or via French< Latin immurare "wall in" < murus "wall"] |
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  im·mure·ment noun |
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