immure C2 Topic:Register & Style US /ɪˈmjʊə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual Freq #288717 Meanings 1 verb To put or bury within a wall. John's body was immured Thursday in the mausoleum. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to put or bury within a wall. inter Word family Derived forms bioimmureimmured Related forms immurement Etymology From Middle English enmuren and Middle French emmurer, both from Old French enmurer, from Latin immūrō, from in- + mūrus (“wall”). Modern spelling is modelled after the Latin. Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # immure **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɪˈmjʊə(ɹ)/ **Frequency rank:** 288717 ## Meanings 1. To put or bury within a wall. ## Examples - John's body was immured Thursday in the mausoleum. ## Synonyms - inter ## Derived Forms - bioimmure - immured ## Related Forms - immurement ## Etymology From Middle English enmuren and Middle French emmurer, both from Old French enmurer, from Latin immūrō, from in- + mūrus (“wall”). Modern spelling is modelled after the Latin. ## Topics - Register & Style markdown