immure
/ɪˈmjʊr/
verb
- To enclose or confine someone against their will, often within walls.
- The prisoners were immured in a dark, damp dungeon for years.
- In the legend, the princess was immured in a tower by her jealous stepmother.
- The dictator immured political opponents in secret underground cells.
- To shut oneself away from the outside world; to isolate.
- Some monks immure themselves in monasteries to focus on prayer and meditation.
- The writer immured himself in a remote cabin to finish his novel.
- After the scandal, the celebrity immured herself in her mansion, refusing to see anyone.