verb
immure
Immure (verb) means to shut someone away, often behind walls, or to cut yourself off from the world.
verb
1
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."
— Michael Bronski, Mock Homage to Fassbinder's Life & Films (1986)
2
To seal something or someone inside a wall.
"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."
— Robert Chambers, The Book of Days (1906)
3
(technical) To trap an unwanted substance inside a material.
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Etymology
Comes from both Middle English enmuren and Middle French emmurer, which both came from Old French enmurer, from Latin immūrō, from in- plus mūrus ("wall"). The modern spelling was modelled after the Latin.
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What is the meaning of immure?
"immure" (verb) means to shut someone away, often behind walls, or to cut yourself off from the world.
What is another word for immure?
Other words for "immure" include gaol, jail, lag, incarcerate, imprison, remand.
What are the different meanings of immure?
"immure" has 3 main meanings: 1. To shut someone away, often behind walls, or to cut yourself off from the world; 2. To seal something or someone inside a wall; 3. (technical) To trap an unwanted substance inside a material.
