immure

verb

i-ˈmyu̇r How to pronounce immure (audio)
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as in to house
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers scientists at the research station in Alaska are immured by the frozen wastelands that surround them

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as in to jail
to put in or as if in prison immured by a controlling, possessive mother, the young woman had no outside social life

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Recent Examples of immure Lying on the sofa, I became slowly immured in the concrete reality of this edifice and of its facts. — Rachel Cusk, New York Times, 2 May 2023 Forty-six people perished, many immured by the unrelenting gridiron just below the water’s surface. — John O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2023 Forty-six people perished, many immured by the unrelenting gridiron just below the water's surface. — John O'Connor, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Apr. 2023 The last slave had been immured within its walls, and St. Michael’s curfew was to be sweetest music thenceforth and forever. — Jonathan W. White, Smithsonian, 27 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immure
  1. house
  2. jail
  3. confine
  4. imprison
  5. encase
  6. enclose
  7. surround
  8. include
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  • The Greenbrier has done more for the country than house its heads of state.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2025
  • An agent tells Abdalla that Khalil is being taken to 26 Federal Plaza, which houses an ICE office in lower Manhattan.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
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  • Some of Trump’s loudest supporters seemed unsurprised that some of those swept up in deportations and jailed in El Salvador had no criminal record.
    — Brian Bennett, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The fact these losers want to jail Andrew and Tristan Tate for preaching their version of traditional masculinity highlights the fact that these fascist feminists are fragile weaklings incapable of defending their position in the free marketplace of ideas.
    — David Catanese, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of jail
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  • This matters because legislation that was once confined to Texas, could now be nationalized, a development Texas voting rights advocates have long cautioned against.
    — Sierra Rodriguez, The Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The afternoon’s proceeding wrapped in a little less than an hour and, aside from the not-guilty plea, was largely confined to housekeeping matters such as filings.
    — Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
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  • But families of three men who appear to have been deported and imprisoned in El Salvador told the Miami Herald that their relatives have no gang affiliation – and two said their relatives had never been charged with a crime in the U.S. or elsewhere.
    — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Furthermore, courts determine whether people have broken the law — not a president acting alone, and not immigration agents picking and choosing who gets imprisoned or deported.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of imprison
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  • To preserve the oddity, Greene covered it in lard and then encased it in salt — a typical practice before iceboxes and refrigerators.
    — Colson Thayer, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
  • This meant from just below my clavicle to my mid thigh, I was encased in elastane.
    — Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of encase
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  • Experts additionally recommend enclosing animal pens and coops with fencing––including on top––to keep spaces free of rodent and wild birds.
    — Jude Coleman, Scientific American, 14 Mar. 2025
  • There are also plenty of her scarab rings, jellyfish earrings and even Egyptian amulets enclosed in small glass globes, compounding on the idea of timeless treasures.
    — Lily Templeton, WWD, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of enclose
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  • And the positivity surrounding it is annoying, including my own.
    — Hannah Sacks, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The observatory said the pyroclastic flows would affect the areas immediately surrounding the volcano.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of surround
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  • This rise aligns with broader economic trends, including increasing tuition costs and the lingering effects of inflation on family budgets.
    — Scott White, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The concert — which featured Three Days Grace, Sevendust and local headliner Disturbed — included pyrotechnics located directly underneath the banners.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
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