immure
Enclose within walls
To immure is to enclose within walls, especially to imprison by walling up: The monk was immured in his cell as punishment.
The word extends to any confining enclosure: She immured herself in the library for weeks.
Immure suggests being shut away from the world, whether by force or choice.
Vertical enclosing structure
- entombSeal in a sepulcher
- sealAuthentication stamp or mark
- encaseSurround on all sides
- brickFired clay building unit
barrier · enclosure · surround · partition · barricade · embed · fortification · rampart
Confine in detention
- jailDetention facility
- confineRestrict to boundaries
- detainHold in custody
- prisonConfinement for offenders
cell · penitentiary · dungeon · captivity · custody · lockup · inmate · convict
Establish as norm
- hospitalizeSend to medical facility
- confineRestrict to boundaries
- detainHold in custody
- commitBind to a course
asylum · sanatorium · remand · sectioned · involuntary · psychiatric · bedlam · madhouse
wall
Vertical enclosing structure
brick · barrier · enclosure · surround · partition · barricade · embed · fortification · rampart · palisade
incarcerate
Confine in detention
prison · cell · penitentiary · dungeon · captivity · custody · lockup · inmate · convict · sentence
institutionalize
Establish as norm
- hospitalizeSend to medical facility
- confineRestrict to boundaries
- detainHold in custody
commit · asylum · sanatorium · remand · sectioned · involuntary · psychiatric · bedlam · madhouse · custody
cloister
Covered monastic walkway
hermit · recluse · solitary · retreat · sanctuary · haven · hideaway · quarantine · cloistered · sequestered