immure

tr.v., -mured, -mur·ing, -mures.

1. To confine within or as if within walls; imprison.
2. To build into a wall: immure a shrine.
3. To entomb in a wall.

[Medieval Latin immūrāre : Latin in-, in; see in–² + Latin mūrus, wall.]

immurement im·mure'ment n.

verb

1. To confine within a limited area: cage, coop (in or up), enclose, fence (in), mew (up), pen², shut in, shut up, wall (in or up). See free/unfree.
2. To put in jail: confine, detain, imprison, incarcerate, intern, jail, lock (up). See free/unfree.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
  Synonyms: imprison, incarcerate, lag, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - mure inde, spærre inde, begrave sig i

Nederlands (Dutch)
(zich) opsluiten, inmetselen

Français (French)
v. tr. - enfermer, emmurer

Deutsch (German)
v. - einkerkern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - φυλακίζω, εγκλείω (σε μοναστήρι κ.λπ.) (κν. μαντρώνω)

Italiano (Italian)
murare, imprigionare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - prender

Русский (Russian)
заточать, замуровывать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - emparedar, encerrar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - inspärra, isolera sig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
监禁, 禁闭, 使蛰居, 使闭门不出

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 監禁, 禁閉, 使蟄居, 使閉門不出

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 감금하다, 벽에 묻어 넣다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 閉じ込める, 監禁する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسور, يسجن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הסתגר, כלא‬

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