immure

verb

i-ˈmyu̇r How to pronounce immure (audio)
Definition of immurenext
1
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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2
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 Forty-six people perished, many immured by the unrelenting gridiron just below the water's surface. — John O'Connor, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Apr. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immure
  1. house
  2. jail
  3. confine
  4. imprison
  5. encase
  6. enclose
  7. surround
  8. cage
Verb
  • Two Charlotte nonprofits working to keep local residents housed have snagged major grant funding from Bank of America.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The company unveiled its flying car at CES 2025, featuring a modular architecture, which includes a detachable air module housed within the ground vehicle.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of house
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  • Daniel Ojukwu, with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism, or FIJ, a local investigative media house, was jailed on a 12-count charge accusing him of violating the country's cybercrime act, pending a bail hearing.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
  • During the dictatorship, at least 3,095 people were killed or forcibly disappeared, according to government figures, and tens of thousands more were tortured or jailed for political reasons.
    — Nayara Batschke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of jail
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  • Tokamaks and stellarators use magnetic fields to confine plasma.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • After all, Kyoto is known for its historic preservation that isn’t confined to museums.
    — Kati Chitrakorn, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of confine
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  • If found guilty, he could be imprisoned for up to five years, according to court records.
    — Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2026
  • But his most consequential protection came from a different source—the extraordinary discretion of federal prosecutors, who could have imprisoned him and instead helped secure his freedom.
    — Anna Rahmanan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of imprison
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  • In this first appearance, part of the Shōwa era (1964–1975) of Godzilla history, Ghidorah ravaged Venus, wiping out its population 5,000 years before arriving on Earth encased within a highly magnetic meteorite.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Visitors can see the sole visage, a curio card of Strother, found by Denham on eBay, sitting alongside his obituary in the town newspaper, encased in glass.
    — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of encase
Verb
  • The main entertaining rooms had retained their original character, while the entrance and stair hall were dark and enclosed.
    — Lucas Oliver Mill, Architectural Digest, 11 Nov. 2026
  • After several lawsuits, the Ocean View School District got Republic Services to enclose the open waste dump and won the right to deny further development on the Wintersburg property.
    — Emilie Takahashi, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of enclose
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  • Gusting winds, steep terrain, and dry conditions can accelerate fire spread, endangering lives, homes, wildlife, and surrounding communities.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The Ukrainian leader said Russia fired 36 ballistic missiles at Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight, of which only four were shot down due to a lack of Patriot interceptors.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of surround
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  • The thick black frame that cages his face is made of the same thread as the rest, not impossibly undone.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The brand partnered with Swarovski on a limited edition caging the product in a golden or silver metallic structure embellished with 70 zirconia, in a quest to turn a familiar, everyday object into a collectible design piece.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of cage

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“Immure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immure. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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