IMMURE


Meaning of IMMURE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˈmyu̇r ]

transitive verb

( im·mured ; im·mur·ing )

Etymology: Medieval Latin immurare, from Latin in- + murus wall — more at munition

Date: 1583

1.

a. : to enclose within or as if within walls

b. : imprison

2. : to build into a wall ; especially : to entomb in a wall

• im·mure·ment -ˈmyu̇r-mənt noun

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