'Immure' definitions:

Definition of 'immure'

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verb
Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" [syn: imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand]

Definition of 'Immure'

From: GCIDE
  • Immure \Im*mure"\, n. A wall; an inclosure. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Immure'

From: GCIDE
  • Immure \Im*mure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Immured; p. pr. & vb. n. Immuring.] [Pref. im- in + mure: cf. F. emmurer.]
  • 1. To wall around; to surround with walls. [Obs.] --Sandys. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To inclose whithin walls, or as within walls; hence, to shut up; to imprison; to incarcerate. [1913 Webster]
  • Those tender babes Whom envy hath immured within your walls. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • This huge convex of fire, Outrageous to devour, immures us round. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'immure'

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Words containing 'Immure'