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   Immure (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Immured (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Immuring.] [Pref. im- in + mure: cf. F. emmurer.]
   1. To wall around; to surround with walls. [Obs.]  Sandys.
   
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   2. To inclose whithin walls, or as within walls; hence, to shut up; to imprison; to incarcerate.
   
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   Those tender babes
   
   Whom envy hath immured within your walls. Shak.
   
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   This huge convex of fire,
   
   Outrageous to devour, immures us round. Milton.
   
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   Immure, n. A wall; an inclosure. [Obs.]  Shak.
   
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