bury

[ ber-ee ]

/ ˈbɛr i /

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verb (used with object), bur·ied, bur·y·ing.

to put in the ground and cover with earth: The pirates buried the chest on the island.

to put (a corpse) in the ground or a vault, or into the sea, often with ceremony: They buried the sailor with full military honors.

to plunge in deeply; cause to sink in: to bury an arrow in a target.

to cover in order to conceal from sight: She buried the card in the deck.

to immerse (oneself): He buried himself in his work.

to put out of one's mind: to bury an insult.

to consign to obscurity; cause to appear insignificant by assigning to an unimportant location, position, etc.: Her name was buried in small print at the end of the book.

noun, plural bur·ies.

Nautical. housing¹ (def. 8a, b).

SYNONYMS FOR bury

2 inter, entomb, inhume.

4 hide, secrete.

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ANTONYMS FOR bury

2 disinter, exhume.

4 uncover.

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Idioms for bury

bury one's head in the sand, to avoid reality; ignore the facts of a situation: You cannot continue to bury your head in the sand—you must learn to face facts.

bury the hatchet, to become reconciled or reunited.

Origin of bury

before 1000; Middle English berien, buryen,Old English byrgan to bury, conceal; akin to Old English beorgan to hide, protect, preserve; cognate with Dutch, German bergen,Gothic bairgan,Old Norse bjarga

OTHER WORDS FROM bury

half-buried, adjectivere·bur·y, verb (used with object), re·bur·ied, re·bur·y·ing.un·bur·ied, adjectivewell-buried, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bury

Barry, berry, bury

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Their bodies were later found incinerated and buried in mass graves outside of town.
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She will lie in state in Seville and will be buried in a private ceremony attended by her husband and children.
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He dismissed the Master of the Taoists and ordered the five victims to be buried.
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He sank down on the ground, and buried his face in his hands.
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She caught both his hands, kissed them again and again, and then buried her face against them as she sobbed.
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Yet, on the voyage of seven weeks we buried forty-seven, or nearly one every day.
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British Dictionary definitions for bury (1 of 2)

bury

/ (ˈbɛrɪ) /

verb buries, burying or buried (tr)

to place (a corpse) in a grave, usually with funeral rites; inter

to place in the earth and cover with soil

to lose through death

to cover from sight; hide

to embed; sinkto bury a nail in plaster

to occupy (oneself) with deep concentration; engrossto be buried in a book

to dismiss from the mind; abandonto bury old hatreds

bury the hatchet to cease hostilities and become reconciled

bury one's head in the sand to refuse to face a problem

Word Origin for bury

Old English byrgan to bury, hide; related to Old Norse bjarga to save, preserve, Old English beorgan to defend

British Dictionary definitions for bury (2 of 2)

Bury

/ (ˈbɛrɪ) /

noun

a town in NW England, in Bury unitary authority, Greater Manchester: an early textile centre. Pop: 60 178 (2001)

a unitary authority in NW England, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 181 900 (2003 est). Area: 99 sq km (38 sq miles)

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