immure

im·mure

I0052100 (ĭ-myo͝or′)tr.v. im·mured, im·mur·ing, im·mures 1. To confine within or as if within walls; imprison.2. To build into a wall: immure a shrine.3. To entomb in a wall.

[Medieval Latin immūrāre : Latin in-, in; see in-² + Latin mūrus, wall.]

im·mure′ment n.

immure

(ɪˈmjʊə) vb (tr) 1. archaic or literary to enclose within or as if within walls; imprison2. to shut (oneself) away from society3. obsolete to build into or enclose within a wall[C16: from Medieval Latin immūrāre, from Latin im- (in) + mūrus a wall] imˈmurement n

im•mure

(ɪˈmyʊər)

v.t. -mured, -mur•ing. 1. to enclose within or as if within walls. 2. to imprison. 3. to build into or entomb in a wall. [1575–85; < Medieval Latin immūrāre= Latin im- im-¹ + -mūrāre, v. derivative of mūrus wall (compare mural)] im•mure′ment, im•mu•ra•tion (ˌɪm yəˈreɪ ʃən) n.

immure

Past participle: immured
Gerund: immuring

Imperative
immure
immure

Present
I immure
you immure
he/she/it immures
we immure
you immure
they immure

Preterite
I immured
you immured
he/she/it immured
we immured
you immured
they immured

Present Continuous
I am immuring
you are immuring
he/she/it is immuring
we are immuring
you are immuring
they are immuring

Present Perfect
I have immured
you have immured
he/she/it has immured
we have immured
you have immured
they have immured

Past Continuous
I was immuring
you were immuring
he/she/it was immuring
we were immuring
you were immuring
they were immuring

Past Perfect
I had immured
you had immured
he/she/it had immured
we had immured
you had immured
they had immured

Future
I will immure
you will immure
he/she/it will immure
we will immure
you will immure
they will immure

Future Perfect
I will have immured
you will have immured
he/she/it will have immured
we will have immured
you will have immured
they will have immured

Future Continuous
I will be immuring
you will be immuring
he/she/it will be immuring
we will be immuring
you will be immuring
they will be immuring

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been immuring
you have been immuring
he/she/it has been immuring
we have been immuring
you have been immuring
they have been immuring

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been immuring
you will have been immuring
he/she/it will have been immuring
we will have been immuring
you will have been immuring
they will have been immuring

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been immuring
you had been immuring
he/she/it had been immuring
we had been immuring
you had been immuring
they had been immuring

Conditional
I would immure
you would immure
he/she/it would immure
we would immure
you would immure
they would immure

Past Conditional
I would have immured
you would have immured
he/she/it would have immured
we would have immured
you would have immured
they would have immured

Thesaurus

Verb

immure - 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"gaol, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, put behind bars, remand, lag, put awaylaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"detain, confine - deprive of freedom; take into confinement

immure

verb1. To confine within a limited area:cage, coop (in or up), enclose, fence (in), mew (up), pen, shut in, shut up, wall (in or up).2. To put in jail:confine, detain, imprison, incarcerate, intern, jail, lock (up).

Translations

carcerareimprigionaremurare vivisegregare

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Synonyms for immure

verb to confine within a limited area

Synonyms

verb to put in jail

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Synonyms for immure

verb lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

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