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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 [ɪnˈtɜː]
vb -ters, -terring, -terred
(tr) to place (a body) in the earth; bury, esp with funeral rites
[from Old French enterrer, from Latin in-2 + 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 the spot where his bones were originally interred
Translations
inter [ɪnˈtɜːʳ] VTenterrar, sepultar

inter [ɪnˈtɜːr] vtenterrer

inter
vt (form)bestatten

inter [ɪnˈtɜːʳ] vt (frm) → seppellire

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 hautaaminen 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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