1. to immure; to confine or imprison within walls
Usage: archaic or literary; often used with 'up'

Examples

• The prisoner was mured in the tower for years.
• She felt mured up in her small apartment during the long winter.
• The ancient fortress mured its enemies within its stone walls.
• He chose to mure himself away from society to focus on his studies.
• The castle's thick walls mured the inhabitants from the outside world.