"immured" meaning in English

See immured in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more immured [comparative], most immured [superlative]
Etymology: See etymology at immure. Head templates: {{en-adj}} immured (comparative more immured, superlative most immured)
  1. imprisoned or confined.
    Sense id: en-immured-en-adj-qpQg2xca
  2. buried within or built into a wall, whether respectfully (as with shrines, monuments, or tombs) or as torture (if buried alive).
    Sense id: en-immured-en-adj-l~fsy1Zf
  3. walled in.
    Sense id: en-immured-en-adj-~wEarsWl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 24 54 8 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 24 55 7 2
  4. (crystallography and geology, of impurities in a growing crystal) trapped or captured (within the surrounding matrix). Categories (topical): Crystallography, Geology
    Sense id: en-immured-en-adj-8a201MH5 Topics: chemistry, crystallography, geography, geology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Verb

Etymology: See etymology at immure. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} immured
  1. simple past and past participle of immure Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: immure
    Sense id: en-immured-en-verb-RI7-0Cp4
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