Immure

/ɪˈmjʊə(ɹ)/

Synonyms for "immure" (107 found)

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arrestbastillebolt inbottlebottle upbox inbox upcabincagecasketcast in prisoncheckclap in jailclap upcloisterclose incloset
Noun(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)

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Related words (53)

holdhold captivehold in captivityhold in custodyhold in restrainthold prisonerimpoundimprisonincarcerateinhibitinternjailjugkeepkeep inkeep in custodykeep in detentionlock inlock upmew
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mew uppenpen uppoundprisonquodrailrail inrestrainrestrictseal upshackleshutshut inshut upstraitenthrow into jailwallwall in
Noun(2 words)

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celldungeon confinementjailprisonshut intower confinement

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behind wallsimmure in wallsin confinementin prisonwall upwithin walls

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Sample sentences

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The gentlemen looked at each other for a ſolution of this ſtrange event, each preſuming an order had been obtained to again immure the unfortunate Clara.

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[I]n the reign of Henry the Second, a body happening, by chance, to be dug up near Glastonbury Abbey, without any symptoms of putrefaction or decay, the Welch, the descendants of the Ancient Britons, tenacious of the dignity and reputation of that illustrious hero [King Arthur], vainly supposed it could be no other than the body of their justly-boasted Pen-Dragon; and that he had been immured in that sepulchre by the spells of some powerful and implacable inchanter.

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In a happy moment for the Levy-Lawson-Levis, Lady Lytton was betrayed, seized, and immured. The Editor saw his chance, and made the Metropolis ring with the outrage. Levi was saved; so also was Lady Lytton.

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Immured in Heaven! What a Cell! / Let every bondage be, / Thou Sweetest of the Universe, / Like that which ravished thee!

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