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immurement (ɪˈmjʊəmənt) 

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noun

(formal)
  1. the act or process of enclosing within or as if within walls; imprisonment
  2. the act or process of shutting (yourself) away from society
  3. the act or process of building into or enclosing within a wall

immure (ɪˈmjʊə Pronunciation for immure ) 

Definitions

verb

  1. (archaic (or literary) to enclose within or as if within walls; imprison
  2. to shut (oneself) away from society
  3. (obsolete) to build into or enclose within a wall

Derived Forms

imˈmurement noun

Word Origin

C16: from Medieval Latin immūrāre, from Latin im- (in) + mūrus a wall

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