murare
to wall up
verb moo-RAH-reh Rare
Origin: Latin 'murare' (to wall).
Also means
to brick in
Usage Note
Murare means to seal an opening — a door, window, or passage — with bricks or masonry. Murare una finestra blocks it permanently. Figuratively it can mean to trap or enclose: murato vivo (walled in alive) describes a grim imprisonment. The related noun is muro (wall); the agent is muratore (bricklayer).
Examples
"Hanno murato la vecchia porta d'ingresso."
Natural Translation
They walled up the old front door.
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