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Definitions for Immurement
[1] to enclose within walls.
[2] to shut in; seclude or confine.
[3] to imprison.
[4] to build into or entomb in a wall.
[5] Obsolete . to surround with walls; fortify.
[6] archaic , or literary to enclose within or as if within walls; imprison
[7] to shut (oneself) away from society
[8] obsolete to build into or enclose within a wall
Words related to Immurement
immurequarantine, incarceration, delay, arrest, custody, internment, withholding, apprehension, restraint, hindrance, pen, bust, detainment, pickup, impediment, pinch, retention, nab
Words nearby Immurement
immureimmunosuppression, immunosuppressive, immunotherapy, immunotoxin, immunotransfusion, immure, immutable, imnsho, imo, imogene, imp
Origin of Immurement
1575–85; < Medieval Latin immūrāre, equivalent to Latin im- im-1 + -mūrāre, verbal derivative of mūrus wall (cf. mural)
Other words from Immurement
im·mure·ment , im·mu·ra·tion [im-yuh -rey -shuh n] /ˌɪm yəˈreɪ ʃən/ , noun
self-im·mure·ment , noun
self-im·mur·ing , adjective
un·im·mured , adjective
Word origin for Immurement
C16: from Medieval Latin immūrāre, from Latin im- (in) + mūrus a wall
Synonyms for Immurement
arrest, custody, delay, incarceration, internment, quarantine, apprehension, bust, detainment, hindrance, impediment, pen, pickup, pinch, restraint, retention, withholding, arrestation, holding back, holding pen, keeping in, nab, time up the river