Immure - English meaning

ɪˈmjʊər

Immure – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Enclose or confine (someone) against their will.
Usage examples:
Her brother was immured in a lunatic asylum
Synonims:
ConfineInternShut upLock upIncarcerateImprisonJailPut awayPut behind barsPut under lock and keyHold captiveHold prisonerCoop upMew upFence inWall inClose inDetainKeepHoldT

verb
To put someone inside something such as a prison or tomb (= a place where dead bodies are buried) and keep them there
Usage examples:
The aristocracy chose to immure its dead in church vaults or specially constructed mausoleums., the…

verb
To keep someone or something within certain limits and prevent them or it from developing freely
Usage examples:
Constantly imitating past masters does not take cooking any further forward - it immures it in hist…

Immure translation into English

Immure: translate from English into Chinese

不成熟

Immure: translate from English into Dutch

Immoreel, Inmetselen, Opsluiten, Insluiten, Tussen vier muren zetten

Immure: translate from English into French

Emmurer

Immure: translate from English into German

Unmündig, Einkerkern

Immure: translate from English into Hindi

अपरिपक्व, क़ैद करना, बंद करना, कारावास में रखना, कैद करना, चहारदीवारी में बंद करना, अपने आपको बंद कर लेना

Immure: translate from English into Italian

Immutare, Imprigionare, Rinchiudere

Immure: translate from English into Korean

면제하다, 감금하다

Immure: translate from English into Russian

Замуровать, Замуровывать, Заточать, Заделывать в кладку, Окружать стенами

Immure: translate from English into Spanish

Emparedar, Encerrar, Encarcelar

Word origin

late 16th century: from French emmurer or medieval Latin immurare, from in- ‘in’ + murus ‘wall’.

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Immure – similar words

immured

ɪˈmjʊəd

verb
Enclose or confine (someone) against their will.
Usage examples:
Her brother was immured in a lunatic asylum

adjective
Kept as a prisoner or closed away and out of sight
Usage examples:
Immured in a dark airless cell, the hostages waited six months for their release.

adjective
Staying or kept within certain limits, rather than freely developing or mixing with other people or things
Usage examples:
Although not totally immured from the political activities of the 1930s, williams appears to have b…

Immured - all meanings in English

Immure synonims

close in

phrasal verb
Advance or converge on

phrasal verb
To move toward someone or something gradually and from all directions
Usage examples:
It felt as though the walls of the room were closing in on her.

collocation
Working closely together to create or achieve the same thing
Usage examples:
The director was in close collaboration with the playwright., i think you will find that they are g…

Close in - all meanings in English

confine

kənˈfaɪn

verb
Keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space, scope, or time).
Usage examples:
He does not confine his message to high politics

noun
The borders or boundaries of a place, especially with regard to their restricting freedom of movement.
Usage examples:
Within the confines of the hall escape was difficult

verb
To keep someone or something within limits
Usage examples:
The animals were confined in a large pen., harris does not confine her stage work to broadway., can…

Confine - all meanings in English

detain

dɪˈteɪn

verb
Keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
Usage examples:
She made to open the door, but he detained her

verb
To force someone officially to stay in a place
Usage examples:
A suspect is being detained by the police for further questioning., we were detained in traffic and…

verb
To delay someone for a short length of time
Usage examples:
Be unavoidably detained i'm sorry i'm late - i was unavoidably detained.

Detain - all meanings in English

hold

həʊld

verb
Grasp, carry, or support with one's hands.
Usage examples:
She was holding a brown leather suitcase

noun
An act or manner of grasping something; a grip.
Usage examples:
He caught hold of her arm

noun
A large compartment or space in the lower part of a ship or aircraft in which cargo is stowed.
Usage examples:
Oversized baggage is placed in the hold of the plane

Hold - all meanings in English

imprison

ɪmˈprɪz.ən

verb
Put or keep in prison or a place like a prison.
Usage examples:
He was imprisoned three times for his activities

verb
To put someone in prison or in a situation that is like prison
Usage examples:
If found guilty, he could be imprisoned for ten years., after weeks of snow, she felt imprisoned in…

verb
To put someone in prison
Usage examples:
Be imprisoned for he was imprisoned in 1965 for attempted murder., figurative unable to go out beca…

Imprison - all meanings in English

incarcerate

ɪnˈkɑː.sər.eɪt

verb
Imprison or confine.
Usage examples:
Many are incarcerated for property offences

verb
To put or keep someone in prison or in a place used as a prison
Usage examples:
Thousands of dissidents have been interrogated or incarcerated.

verb
To keep someone in a closed place and prevent them from leaving it
Usage examples:
Be incarcerated in we were incarcerated in that broken elevator for four hours.

Incarcerate - all meanings in English

intern

ˈɪn.tɜːn

noun
A student or trainee who works, sometimes without pay, in order to gain work experience or satisfy requirements for a qualification.
Usage examples:
Training for the student interns will be done during the week of may 13-17.

verb
Confine (someone) as a prisoner, especially for political or military reasons.
Usage examples:
The family were interned for the duration of the war as enemy aliens

verb
To put someone in prison for political or military reasons

Intern - all meanings in English

jail

dʒeɪl

noun
A place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime.
Usage examples:
He spent 15 years in jail

verb
Put (someone) in jail.
Usage examples:
The driver was jailed for two years

noun
A place where criminals are kept as a punishment for their crimes or while waiting for trial
Usage examples:
[ c ] county jails are already overcrowded., [ u ] he was sentenced to six months in jail., he was …

Jail - all meanings in English

keep

kiːp

verb
Have or retain possession of.
Usage examples:
Return one copy to me, keeping the other for your files

noun
Food, clothes, and other essentials for living.
Usage examples:
The society are paying for your keep

Continue a certain state, condition, or activity

Keep - all meanings in English

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