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Immured: meaning, definitions and examples

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immured

 

[ ษชหˆmjสŠษ™rd ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

being trapped

To immure means to confine someone or something within walls or to imprison them. This term is often used in a figurative sense to describe a state of being isolated or shut away from the outside world. The concept of being immured carries a connotation of being trapped in a limited or oppressive space, whether physically or metaphorically. Historically, it may refer to the practice of walling up a person in a tomb or dungeon as a form of punishment or sacrifice.

Synonyms

confine, enclose, entrap, immure

Examples of usage

  • The political dissident was immured in a remote prison.
  • She felt immured by her responsibilities and lacked freedom.
  • The ancient texts spoke of heroes who were immured within the castle.
  • The children felt immured in the small classroom.
  • He immured his feelings, refusing to express his emotions.

Translations

Translations of the word "immured" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น imprisionado

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค•เฅˆเคฆ เค•เคฟเคฏเคพ เคนเฅเค†

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช inhaftiert

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ terkurung

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะทะฐะผะบะฝะตะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ uwiฤ™ziony

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ้–‰ใ˜่พผใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท immurรฉ

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ inmรณvil

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท hapiste

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ฐ‡ํžŒ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ุญุชุฌุฒ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ uvฤ›znฤ›nรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ uvรคznenรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ่ขซๅ›š็ฆ็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ zaprt

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ fangaรฐur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ า›ะฐะผะฐัƒะดะฐ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ“แƒแƒ™แƒ”แƒขแƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ tutulan

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ encerrado

Etymology

The word 'immured' originates from the Latin word 'murus', meaning 'wall'. The term evolved through the Old French 'emurer', which means 'to wall in'. In the late Middle Ages, its usage became more prominent in English literature, referring specifically to the act of sealing someone within the confines of a space. Often associated with imprisonment or punishment, the term evokes images of being trapped or confined behind solid barriers. Over time, 'immured' has come to represent not only physical confinement but also emotional or social isolation, making it a powerful term in both literal and metaphorical contexts.

Word Frequency Rank

This word's position of #31,194 indicates it's among the more rare English words. While understanding it broadens your vocabulary, focus on more common words first.