immured
immured · more immured · most immured
Imprisoned or confinedImprisoned or confined.
Meaning
4 sensesImprisoned or confined.
Buried within or built into a wall, whether respectfully (as with shrines, monuments, or tombs) or as torture (if buried alive).
Walled in.
Trapped or captured (within the surrounding matrix).
Origin
See etymology at immure.See etymology at immure.
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Forms
more immured, most immured| Comparative | more immured Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most immured Lesson |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedunimmured
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form