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immure

verb

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To confine or shut someone away.

In the tale, the jealous ruler threatens to immure the poet in a tower.

Dictionary practice example.

The house archivist refused to immure herself in the records room for an entire winter, insisting that her work needed conversation with other residents.

From Confined by Someone Else's Rules.

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