inter

[ in-tur ]
/ ɪnˈtɜr /
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verb (used with object), in·terred, in·ter·ring.

to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
Obsolete. to put into the earth.

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Origin of inter

1275–1325; Middle English enteren < Middle French enterrer, probably < Vulgar Latin *interrāre, derivative of terra earth; see in-2

OTHER WORDS FROM inter

re·in·ter, verb (used with object), re·in·terred, re·in·ter·ring.un·in·terred, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH inter

enter inter

Words nearby inter

intentional, intentional community, intentional fallacy, intentional foul, intentioned, inter, inter alia, inter alios, inter nos, inter se, inter vivos
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Words related to interring

plant, inhume, entomb, sepulcher, tomb, sepulture, inurn

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British Dictionary definitions for interring

inter
/ (ɪnˈtɜː) /

verb -ters, -terring or -terred

(tr) to place (a body) in the earth; bury, esp with funeral rites

Word Origin for inter

C14: from Old French enterrer, from Latin in- ² + terra earth
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