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- IMMURE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Immure, which first appeared in English in the late 16th century, literally means "to wall in" or "to enclose with a wall," but it has extended meanings as well In addition to senses meaning "to imprison" and "to entomb," the word sometimes has broader applications, essentially meaning "to shut in" or "to confine "
- IMMURE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
IMMURE meaning: 1 to put someone inside something such as a prison or tomb (= a place where dead bodies are… Learn more
- IMMURE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
Definition of 'immure' immure in British English (ɪˈmjʊə ) verb (transitive) 1 archaic or literary
- immure verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
Definition of immure verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- immure - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
immure (third-person singular simple present immures, present participle immuring, simple past and past participle immured) (transitive) To cloister, confine, imprison or hole up: to lock someone up or seclude oneself behind walls
- immure, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb immure, two of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
- IMMURE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
When you immure someone or something, you put it behind a wall, as in a jail or some other kind of confining space
- Immure - Definition, Meaning, and Examples in English
Over time, 'immure' has been used both in a literal sense to describe physical confinement, such as being shut within walls, and in a metaphorical sense to describe emotional or psychological entrapment
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