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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Immure

· Im·mure · IPA /ɪˈmjʊə(ɹ)/
01 v. t. To wall around; to surround with walls.
imp. & p. p. Immured; p. pr. & vb. n. Immuring
  1. 1.
    To wall around; to surround with walls.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    To inclose whithin walls, or as within walls; hence, to shut up; to imprison; to incarcerate.
    “Those tender babes Whom envy hath immured within your walls.” — Shak.
    “This huge convex of fire, Outrageous to devour, immures us round.” — Milton.
02 n. A wall; an inclosure.
  1. 1.
    A wall; an inclosure.[Obs.]