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immure

Meaningto wall in

Common meaning: to wall in, imprison

‘in, into’ + ‘a wall’ → immure

Journey through time

  1. Latinmūrus, -ī‘a wall’
  2. Old Frenchemmurersource
  3. Englishimmure‘to wall in, imprison’ · today

im- also in: imbibeimpaleimpartimpedeimport

mur also in: mural

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin mūrus ‘a wall’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry mūrus, p. 1178 · dictionary scan

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Related words

mural

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