immureverb [ T ]
/ɪˈmjʊər//ɪˈmjʊr/literaryto put someone inside something such as a prison or tomb (= a place where dead bodies are buried) and keep them there:
The aristocracy chose to immure its dead in church vaults or specially constructed mausoleums.
The false uncle sealed the mouth of the underground chamber and immured Aladdin in the darkness.
to keep someone or something within certain limits and prevent them or it from developing freely:
Constantly imitating past masters does not take cooking any further forward - it immures it in history.