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in·ter  (n-tûr)
tr.v. in·terred, in·ter·ring, in·ters
To place in a grave or tomb; bury.

[Middle English enteren, from Old French enterrer, from Medieval Latin interrre : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + Latin terra, earth; see ters- in Indo-European roots.]

inter [in-ter]
Verb
[-terring, -terred] to bury (a corpse) [Latin in- into + terra earth]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.inter - place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday"
lay, put down, repose - put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"

inter
verb bury, lay to rest, entomb, sepulchre, consign to the grave, inhume, inurn
Translations

inter [ɪnˈtəːʳ] vtenterrar, sepultar
inter [ɪnˈtəːʳ] vtenterrer
inter [ɪnˈtəːʳ] vtbestatten
inter [ɪnˈtəːʳ] vtsotterrare

inter
v inter [inˈtəː]
to bury (a person etc). begrawe يَدْفِن погребвам pohřbít begrave beerdigen θάβω enterrar matma دفن کردن haudata enterrer לִקבוֹר दफनाना, लाश गाड़ना sahraniti eltemet mengubur grafa, jarðsetja sotterrare 埋葬する 매장하다 laidoti apbedīt; apglabāt mengebumikan begraven begrave, gravlegge pochować enterrar a îngropa хоронить pochovať pokopati sahraniti begrava, gravsätta ฝังศพ gömmek 埋葬 ховати دفن کرنا chôn cất
n inˈterment
begrafnis دَفْن погребение pohřeb begravelse die Beerdigung ταφή entierro muldasängitamine خاکسپاری hautaus enterrement קְבוּרָה दफ़न ukop, sahrana (el)temetés penguburan greftrun seppellimento 埋葬 매장 laidojimas apbedīšana; apglabāšana pengebumian begrafenis begravelse pogrzeb enterro înmormântare погребение pohreb pokop sahrana begravning, gravsättning การฝังศพ gömme 埋葬 поховання لاش کی تدفین sự chôn cất


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Better saith he, qui finem vitae extremum inter munera ponat naturae.
Xcuse me, ladies, but that's just puttin' the hull question that's agitatin' this yer camp inter two speeches as clear as crystal.
It's a word that's made up out'n the Greek ORGO, outside, open, abroad; and the Hebrew JEESUM, to plant, cover up; hence inTER.
 
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