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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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RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

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  2. intentioned,
  3. intentions,
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  5. intently,
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  7. inter alios,
  8. inter nos,
  9. inter se,
  10. inter vivos

Origin of inter

1275–1325; Middle English enteren < Middle French enterrer, probably < Vulgar Latin *interrāre, derivative of terra earth; see in-2
Related formsre·in·ter, verb (used with object), re·in·terred, re·in·ter·ring.un·in·terred, adjective
Can be confusedenter inter
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British Dictionary definitions for inters

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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Word Origin and History for inters

inter

v.

c.1300, from Old French enterer (11c.), from Medieval Latin interrare "put in the earth, bury," from Latin in- "in" (see in- (2)) + terra "earth" (see terrain). Related: Interred; interring.

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