immure in Russian
immure in Russian is заточа́ть, заточи́ть, замуро́вывать — immure means to shut someone away, often behind walls, or to cut yourself off from the world.
immure in Russian
заточа́ть
Pronounced: zatochat
(transitive) To cloister, confine, imprison or hole up: to lock someone up or seclude oneself behind walls.
заточи́ть
Pronounced: zatochit
(transitive) To cloister, confine, imprison or hole up: to lock someone up or seclude oneself behind walls.
замуро́вывать
Pronounced: zamurovyvat
(transitive) To put or bury within a wall.
замурова́ть
Pronounced: zamurovat
(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 Russian?
"immure" in Russian is заточа́ть, заточи́ть, замуро́вывать. immure means: To shut someone away, often behind walls, or to cut yourself off from the world.
How do you pronounce заточа́ть?
"immure" in Russian is заточа́ть, pronounced "zatochat".
Are there other ways to say "immure" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 4 translations listed for "immure": заточа́ть, заточи́ть, замуро́вывать, замурова́ть.
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