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immure definition

im·mure (i myo̵or′)

transitive verb immured -·mured′, immuring -·mur′·ing

  1. to shut up within or as within walls; imprison, confine, or seclude
  2. to entomb in a wall

Etymology: < OFr or ML: OFr emmurrer < ML immurare < L in-, in + murus, wall: see mere

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