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to immure
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to take a person or thing to a confined space and trap them there
Transitive: to immure sb
immure
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immurement
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immurement
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Example
The prisoners were immured in small cells with minimal light and ventilation.
The kidnappers decided to immure the hostages in an abandoned warehouse.
The magician performed a trick that seemed to immure his assistant in a sealed box.
The collapsing tunnel immured the trapped miners for several hours.
The explorer found himself immured in the ancient tomb after triggering a hidden mechanism.