заточа́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• immure verb To shut someone away, often behind walls, or to cut yourself off from the world.
• impound verb To seize and hold something officially, often as a penalty or for legal reasons.

Senses

заточа́ть is used for these senses in English:

• immure (transitive) To cloister, confine, imprison or hole up: to lock someone up or seclude oneself behind walls.
• impound (transitive) To shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound.

immure — full definition

1. verb To shut someone away, often behind walls, or to cut yourself off from the world.
2. verb To seal something or someone inside a wall.
3. verb (technical) To trap an unwanted substance inside a material.

impound — full definition

1. verb To seize and hold something officially, often as a penalty or for legal reasons.
2. noun A place where impounded vehicles or property are stored.

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