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interto bury a dead body in a grave or tomb

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to bury a dead body in a grave or tomb

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪnˈtɜːr/

Korean meaning: 매장하다, 매장하다

Korean pronunciation: 인**터**

Example Sentences

  • The vampire was finally interred with a wooden stake through his heart.
  • My old smartphone was ceremoniously interred in my desk drawer.
  • The ancient pharaoh was interred in a magnificent pyramid.

inter

VERB

//ɪnˈtɜːr//

to bury a dead body in a grave or tomb

inter concept
💡 Concept

Family members inter their loved one in the peaceful cemetery

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inter rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Before we inter, we refer to what families prefer!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪnˈtɜːr/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪnˈtɜː/

🌳Etymology

Prefixin--
Rootterr

Origin

From Latin interrare, meaning 'to put in the earth.' Formed from in- (into) and terra (earth), literally describing the act of burying something underground.

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🎵Rhyme

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The vampire was finally interred with a wooden stake through his heart.

😄 Fun example

My old smartphone was ceremoniously interred in my desk drawer.

The ancient pharaoh was interred in a magnificent pyramid.

They decided to inter the time capsule in the school garden.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

buryentomblay to restinhume

Antonyms

exhumedisinterunearth

Related

cemeterygraveburialfuneraltomb