immure in German
immure in German is einkerkern, einsperren, einmauern — immure means to shut someone away, often behind walls, or to cut yourself off from the world.
immure in German
einkerkern
(transitive) To cloister, confine, imprison or hole up: to lock someone up or seclude oneself behind walls.
einsperren
(transitive) To cloister, confine, imprison or hole up: to lock someone up or seclude oneself behind walls.
einmauern
(transitive) To put or bury within a wall.
What does "immure" mean?
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verb To shut someone away, often behind walls, or to cut yourself off from the world.
"Mattes creates a perversely sympathetic character: one who is so immured and immersed in his own self-pity/-hatred that his only connection to life is to dominate and control those with whom he connects."
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verb To seal something or someone inside a wall.
"John's body was immured Thursday in the mausoleum."
- verb (technical) To trap an unwanted substance inside a material.
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immure in a sentence
- Mattes creates a perversely sympathetic character: one who is so immured and immersed in his own self-pity/-hatred that his only connection to life is to dominate and control those with whom he connects.
- John's body was immured Thursday in the mausoleum.
- The dreadful punishment of immuring persons, or burying them alive in the walls of convents, was undoubtedly sometimes resorted to by monastic communities.
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What is "immure" in German?
"immure" in German is einkerkern, einsperren, einmauern. immure means: To shut someone away, often behind walls, or to cut yourself off from the world.
Are there other ways to say "immure" in German?
Yes — German has 3 translations listed for "immure": einkerkern, einsperren, einmauern.
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