inhume

American  

[in-hyoom, -yoom] / ɪnˈhyum, -ˈyum /

verb (used with object)

inhumed, inhuming

1. to bury; inter.

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inhume British  

/ ɪnˈhjuːm /

verb

1. (tr) to inter; bury

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Other Word Forms

• inhumation noun
• inhumer noun
• uninhumed adjective

Etymology

Origin of inhume

1610–20; < Medieval Latin inhumāre, equivalent to Latin in- in- ² + -humāre, derivative of humus earth ( humus ); exhume

Example Sentences

Veil is being inhumed Sunday at the Paris monument with her husband Antoine, who died in 2013, in a symbolic ceremony in the presence of her family and dignitaries.

From Seattle Times

Theseus’ bones were piously brought back, and inhumed in Athens, where he was long worshiped as a demigod.

From Project Gutenberg

The early Christians inhumed the bodies of their martyrs in their temples.

From Project Gutenberg

The Mandans, of the Upper Missouri, never inhume or bury their dead, but place their bodies, according to Mr. Catlin, on light scaffolds, out of the reach of the wolves and foxes.

From Project Gutenberg

The urgent necessity there is to inhume at once these dead bodies, the most active agents in diffusing the contagion, is equally the drift of this observation.

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