to put someone inside something such as a prison or tomb (= a place where dead bodies are buried) and keep them there

The aristocracy chose to immure its dead in church vaults or specially constructed mausoleums. 贵族选择将逝者安葬在教堂的地窖或专门建造的陵墓中。

The false uncle sealed the mouth of the underground chamber and immured Aladdin in the darkness. 伪装成他叔叔的人封住了地下室的入口，把阿拉丁关在黑暗中。

to keep someone or something within certain limits and prevent them or it from developing freely

Constantly imitating past masters does not take cooking any further forward - it immures it in history. 不断模仿过去的大师，并不能使烹饪更进一步，而是让其桎梏在历史中。