immure

 
Pronunciation: /ɪˈmjʊə, ɪˈmjɔː/

verb

[with object]
  • enclose or confine (someone) against their will: her brother was immured in a lunatic asylum

Derivatives

immurement

noun

Origin:

late 16th century: from French emmurer or medieval Latin immurare, from in- 'in' + murus 'wall'