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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