verb🔗ShareEnfermer, emmurerTo cloister, confine, imprison: to lock up behind walls."The strict father was practically immuring his daughter in her room after she broke curfew. "Le père strict enfermait pratiquement sa fille dans sa chambre après qu'elle ait enfreint le couvre-feu.actionsituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnmurerTo put or bury within a wall."The ancient monks were said to be immuring a secret scroll within the monastery's walls. "On disait que les anciens moines enmuraient un parchemin secret dans les murs du monastère.architecturebuildingactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnfermer, emprisonner(of a growing crystal) To trap or capture (an impurity); chiefly in the participial adjective immured and gerund or gerundial noun immuring."The rapidly growing sugar crystal was immuring a tiny speck of dirt, creating a visible imperfection. "Le cristal de sucre en croissance rapide enfermait une minuscule particule de saleté, créant une imperfection visible.materialchemistryscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareL'enfermement, l'emmuraillementThe act of walling up."The construction crew's constant immuring of the building with brick made it difficult to see progress from day to day. "L'enfermement constant du bâtiment par l'équipe de construction avec des briques rendait difficile de voir les progrès au jour le jour.architecturebuildingactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
