inter
verb (used with object)
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
reinter
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a word derived from
inter.
Example Sentences
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County told the news outlet that the county “engaged in a well-documented public process to respectfully reinter the remains uncovered” during the construction of the plaza.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2024
She praises the young men who came earlier to reinter a body dragged out that morning.
From BBC ● May 5, 2024
Woods said he believes most of the community is happy with the decision to reinter the remains at Eden Cemetery, and it is a vocal minority in opposition.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
Ever since 2008, a group of residents here has been searching for a place to build a memorial and reinter the remains of African Americans whose nearby burial ground was taken over by municipal projects.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
It was a place where there was no water and we could not stop to reinter them.
From The Romance of the Colorado River The Story of its Discovery in 1840, with an Account of the Later Explorations, and with Special Reference to the Voyages of Powell through the Line of the Great Canyons by Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh
