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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). begraweيَدْفِنпогребвамpohřbítbegravebeerdigenθάβωenterrarmatmaدفن کردنhaudataenterrerלִקבוֹרदफनाना, लाश गाड़नाsahranitieltemetmenguburgrafa, jarðsetjasotterrare埋葬する매장하다laidotiapbedīt; apglabātmengebumikanbegravenbegrave, gravleggepochowaćenterrara îngropaхоронитьpochovaťpokopatisahranitibegrava, gravsättaฝังศพgömmek埋葬ховатиدفن کرناchôn cất
n inˈterment
begrafnisدَفْنпогребениеpohřebbegravelsedie Beerdigungταφήentierromuldasängitamineخاکسپاریhautausenterrementקְבוּרָהदफ़नukop, sahrana(el)temetéspenguburangreftrunseppellimento埋葬매장laidojimasapbedīšana; apglabāšanapengebumianbegrafenisbegravelsepogrzebenterroînmormântareпогребениеpohrebpokopsahranabegravning, gravsättningการฝังศพgömme埋葬похованняلاش کی تدفینsự 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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