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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD IMMURE

From Medieval Latin immūrāre, from Latin im- (in) + mūrus a wall.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF IMMURE

immure  [ɪˈmjʊə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMMURE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Immure is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb immure in English.

WHAT DOES IMMURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

immure

Immurement

Immurement is a form of imprisonment, usually for life, in which a person is, for example, locked within an enclosed space and all possible exits turned into impassable walls. This includes instances where people have been enclosed in extremely tight confinement, such as within a coffin. When used as a means of execution, the prisoner is simply left to die from starvation or dehydration. This is distinct from being buried alive, in which the victim typically dies of asphyxiation. Some examples of immurement as an established executional practice are attested. Roman Vestal Virgins could face immurement as punishment if they broke their vows of chastity and immurement has been well-established as a punishment of robbers in Persia, even into early 20th century. Some ambiguous evidence of immurement as a practice of coffin-type confinement in Mongolia exists, and immurement as sanctioned punishment is found within Islamic scripture as well. However, isolated incidents of immurement, rather than elements of continuous traditions, are attested or alleged from numerous parts of the world as well, and some of these notable incidents are included.

Definition of immure in the English dictionary

The first definition of immure in the dictionary is (archaic (or literary) to enclose within or as if within walls; imprison. Other definition of immure is to shut away from society. Immure is also to build into or enclose within a wall.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO IMMURE

PRESENT

Present
I immure
you immure
he/she/it immures
we immure
you immure
they immure
Present continuous
I am immuring
you are immuring
he/she/it is immuring
we are immuring
you are immuring
they are immuring
Present perfect
I have immured
you have immured
he/she/it has immured
we have immured
you have immured
they have immured
Present perfect continuous
I have been immuring
you have been immuring
he/she/it has been immuring
we have been immuring
you have been immuring
they have been immuring
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I immured
you immured
he/she/it immured
we immured
you immured
they immured
Past continuous
I was immuring
you were immuring
he/she/it was immuring
we were immuring
you were immuring
they were immuring
Past perfect
I had immured
you had immured
he/she/it had immured
we had immured
you had immured
they had immured
Past perfect continuous
I had been immuring
you had been immuring
he/she/it had been immuring
we had been immuring
you had been immuring
they had been immuring
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will immure
you will immure
he/she/it will immure
we will immure
you will immure
they will immure
Future continuous
I will be immuring
you will be immuring
he/she/it will be immuring
we will be immuring
you will be immuring
they will be immuring
Future perfect
I will have immured
you will have immured
he/she/it will have immured
we will have immured
you will have immured
they will have immured
Future perfect continuous
I will have been immuring
you will have been immuring
he/she/it will have been immuring
we will have been immuring
you will have been immuring
they will have been immuring
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would immure
you would immure
he/she/it would immure
we would immure
you would immure
they would immure
Conditional continuous
I would be immuring
you would be immuring
he/she/it would be immuring
we would be immuring
you would be immuring
they would be immuring
Conditional perfect
I would have immure
you would have immure
he/she/it would have immure
we would have immure
you would have immure
they would have immure
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been immuring
you would have been immuring
he/she/it would have been immuring
we would have been immuring
you would have been immuring
they would have been immuring
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you immure
we let´s immure
you immure
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to immure
Past participle
immured
Present Participle
immuring
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMMURE


armure
ˈɑːmjʊə
brochure
ˈbrəʊʃjʊə
circummure
ˌsɜːkəmˈmjʊə
continua
kənˈtɪnjʊə
countermure
ˈkaʊntəˌmjʊə
cure
kjʊə
demure
dɪˈmjʊə
disimmure
ˌdɪsɪˈmjʊə
intermure
ˌɪntəˈmjʊə
jaguar
ˈdʒæɡjʊə
Langmuir
ˈlæŋmjʊə
mature
məˈtjʊə
mure
mjʊə
Nicaragua
ˌnɪkəˈræɡjʊə
Papua
ˈpæpjʊə
pure
pjʊə
secure
sɪˈkjʊə
testamur
teˈsteɪmjʊə
Tweedsmuir
ˈtwiːdzmjʊə
you´re
jʊə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMMURE

immunologic
immunological
immunological tolerance
immunologically
immunologist
immunology
immunopharmacologist
immunopharmacology
immunoreaction
immunostimulant
immunosuppressant
immunosuppression
immunosuppressive
immunotherapeutic
immunotherapy
immurement
immutability
immutable
immutableness
immutably

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMMURE

adventure
agriculture
architecture
be sure
capture
culture
ensure
exposure
failure
feature
figure
for good measure
for the foreseeable future
furniture
future
in the foreseeable future
in the picture
leisure
literature
to be sure

Synonyms and antonyms of immure in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IMMURE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «immure» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of immure

Translation of «immure» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMMURE

Find out the translation of immure to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of immure from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «immure» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

性免疫功能丧失
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

immure
570 millions of speakers

English

immure
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बंद करना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

immure
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кладку
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

immure
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জেলে পোরা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

emmurer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hidup semula
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

einkerkern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

immure
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가둬
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Immune
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giam ham
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறையில் அடை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अमाट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hapsetmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rinchiudere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

immure
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кладку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

întemnița
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περιτειχίζω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

opsluit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

immure
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

immure
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of immure

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMMURE»

The term «immure» is normally little used and occupies the 135.412 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMMURE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «immure» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «immure» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about immure

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMMURE»

Discover the use of immure in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to immure and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ellesmere: A Novel ...
immure the unfortunate Clara. Clement repeated his question. " I presume I am addressing Lord Or- mond's son ?" replied the Officer, in a faltering voice. — " 1 must do my duty, my Lord. The Cardinal will be obeyed." " Then I am lost, indeed !
Mary Meeke, 1799
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Hungarian Classical Ballads/Folklore
She descends, and the masons immure her, while she is lamenting bitterly. She remembers that her sisters had died the same way. The main variant of the South Slavonian type (' The Founding of Skutari of Skadar ') tells a somewhat different ...
Ninon A. M. Leader, 1967
3
Top 100 Power Verbs: The Most Powerful Verbs and Phrases You ...
Immure. (1) build into a wall; confine someone; detain; enclose; jail; imprison; incarcerate; intern; put someone in a place with no escape; seclude; shut away; shut in Word Used in Sentence(s) (1) “He who possesses the divine powers of the ...
Michael Lawrence Faulkner, Michelle Faulkner-Lunsford, 2013
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Synonyms Discriminated: A Complete Catalogue of Synonymous ...
Imprisonment (Fr. prison, prendre, pris, to take) is confinement within walls, which is the literal meaning of Immure (in and murus, a wall) ; but immure is a narrower imprisonment, in which the stony captivity presses closely on all sides. Imprison ...
‎1871
5
Music and Theology in Nineteenth-century Britain
Harper-Scott pays considerable attention to what he calls Elgar's 'Immure immured' tonal structure: where an opening and closing key (a quasi-Tonic) contains, or immures, another more 'viable' key that Elgar nevertheless ultimately spurns.
Martin V. Clarke, 2012
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Timothy Cotton, a poem [by T. Cadett
3- Let sycophants immure in walls, Thou scorn'st the prison's mighty force ; Such petty terror ne'er appals The cause of freedom's holy course ; Spurned be the craven thought aside, That bids us 'neath a despot bide. 4- Within the dungeon ...
Thomas Cadett, 1871
7
A General History of Music, from the Earliest Times to the ...
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Thomas Busby, 2013
8
Understanding Medical Surgical Nursing
A healthy immure system destroys mutam cells quickly on formation. An individual \viilr altered immunity is more susceptible to cancer formation when exposed to small amount of carcinogens compared to somecre with a healthy immune ...
Linda S Williams, Paula D Hopper, 2010
9
A Dictionary of the Portuguese and English Languages, in Two ...
Immure, s. huma muralha. To immure, v. a. murar, cercar de muros; item, prender, meter na cadea. Immured, adj. murado, &c Ve To immure. Immusical, adj. que nao he harmonioso. Immutability, s. immutabili- dade. Immutable, adj. immutavel.
Antonio Vieyra, J.-P. Aillaud, 1813
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A general history of music: from the earliest times to the ...
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‎1819

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMMURE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term immure is used in the context of the following news items.
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When push comes to shove, Cameron will have to let Tory …
The real question, then as now, was: do we want to immure ourselves in Europe as part of an economic and political bloc, or can we go it alone ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
2
Why the CIA Is Allowed to Run America's Deadliest Drone War
Consolidating the drone program to the military definitely won't immure the US drone program from committing future acts of horrifying, ... «Gizmodo, Apr 15»
3
BWW Reviews: Cruella in a Mantilla?: BERNARDA ALBA at FPCT …
In trying to immure her five daughters within a house of mourning for eight years, she is trying to preserve values of respectability and chastity in ... «Broadway World, Apr 15»
4
Significance – statistical or practical?
Watching US TV adverts can quickly immure you to the asinine, but what particularly seized my attention was the man's 'before' height: five feet ... «Research Magazine, Feb 15»
5
About That “Letter From a Birmingham Jail…”
Today, protestors and marchers are still used as political leverage in order to immure the reasons as to why they take to the streets in the first ... «CounterPunch, Jan 15»
6
America's Public and Private War on Free Speech
Nevertheless, many news sources report bona fide what continues to immure the overarching history of public opinion and consent. It continues ... «CounterPunch, Jan 15»
7
Did Shakespeare visit Cyprus? Of course he did
... Shakespeare again refers to Aphrodite's “silver doves holding their course to Paphos,” where “their queen means to immure herself and not ... «Cyprus Mail, Nov 14»
8
Bobbi Kristina Goes After Angela Bassett For Biopic Casting …
“She's Is TOO IMMURE”! GROW UP Bobbi K or You will never be successful in the Business or even LIFE!!! YOUR STILL JUST YOUR ... «Madame Noire, Jun 14»
9
Hypocrisy Hypocrisy
Progressives like to talk about what government ought to do; conservatives are inclined to immure that conversation within an architecture of ... «National Review Online, Mar 14»
10
Igniting memories of a fiery past
... narrates her close encounters with the rituals of marriage that had the potential to immure her for life and her narrow escape from its clutches. «The Hindu, Mar 14»

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