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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Immure \Im*mure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Immured}; p. pr & vb n. {Immuring}.] [Pref. im- in + mure: cf F. emmurer.] 1. To wall around to surround with walls. [Obs.] --Sandys. 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Immure \Im*mure"\, n. A wall; an inclosure. [Obs.] --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: immure v : lock up in jail [syn: {imprison}, {incarcerate}, {lag}, {put behind bars}, {jail}, {jug}, {gaol}, {put away}, {remand}]
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