inter — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To bury in a grave.

   Synonyms

   buryinearthentombinhume

   Antonyms

   dig updisentombdisinterexhumeunearth

   Examples

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   The tomb was discovered on Fenghuangshan (Phoenix Hill) in Chinancheng, Chiangling county, in China’s central Hupeh province. An inscription on a bamboo tablet found in it shows that the corpse was interred in the fifth moon of the 13th year of the reign of Emperor Wen, that is, in 167 B.C.

2. To confine, as in a prison.

Verb

1. place in a grave or tomb

   Synonyms

   buryentombinhumelay to rest

   Broader terms

   layput downrepose

   Examples

   Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square

   The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids

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   My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday