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   immure

   /ɪˈmjʊə/

   verb

   • 1. enclose or confine (someone) against their will: "her brother was immured in a lunatic asylum"

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. immurement noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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