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inurn

[ in-urn ]
/ ɪnˈɜrn /
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verb (used with object)

to put into an urn, especially ashes after cremation.
to bury; inter.

Words related to inurn

plant, entomb, deposit, embalm, enshrine, inhume, inter, mummify, lay, sepulcher, tomb, sepulture, ensepulcher, inearth

Words nearby inurn

inundate, inupiaq, inupik, inurbane, inure, inurn, inutile, inutility, inutterable, inuvik, inv.

Origin of inurn

First recorded in 1595–1605; in-2 + urn

OTHER WORDS FROM inurn

in·urn·ment, nounun·in·urned, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for inurn

inurn
/ (ɪnˈɜːn) /

verb (tr)

to place (esp cremated ashes) in an urn
a less common word for inter

Derived forms of inurn

inurnment, noun
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