inter

inter

place in a grave or tomb: They will inter him tomorrow.

Not to be confused with:

enter – to come or go into; penetrate: enter a room; enter the bloodstream

intern – to restrict or confine within prescribed limits, as prisoners of war: They will intern the prisoners at the camp for at least a month.

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in·ter

 (ĭn-tûr′)

tr.v. in·terred, in·ter·ring, in·ters

To place in a grave or tomb; bury.


[Middle English enteren, from Old French enterrer, from Medieval Latin interrāre : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + Latin terra, earth; see ters- in Indo-European roots.]

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inter

(ɪnˈtɜː)

vb, -ters, -terring or -terred

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

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

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in•ter

(ɪnˈtɜr)

v.t. -terred, -ter•ring.

to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.

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

inter-

a prefix meaning “between, among,” “mutually, reciprocally”: intercity; interdepartmental; intermarry; interweave.

[Middle English < Latin prefixal use of inter (preposition and adv.); compare interior]

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inter


Past participle: interred
Gerund: interring
Imperative
inter
inter
Present
I inter
you inter
he/she/it inters
we inter
you inter
they inter
Preterite
I interred
you interred
he/she/it interred
we interred
you interred
they interred
Present Continuous
I am interring
you are interring
he/she/it is interring
we are interring
you are interring
they are interring
Present Perfect
I have interred
you have interred
he/she/it has interred
we have interred
you have interred
they have interred
Past Continuous
I was interring
you were interring
he/she/it was interring
we were interring
you were interring
they were interring
Past Perfect
I had interred
you had interred
he/she/it had interred
we had interred
you had interred
they had interred
Future
I will inter
you will inter
he/she/it will inter
we will inter
you will inter
they will inter
Future Perfect
I will have interred
you will have interred
he/she/it will have interred
we will have interred
you will have interred
they will have interred
Future Continuous
I will be interring
you will be interring
he/she/it will be interring
we will be interring
you will be interring
they will be interring
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been interring
you have been interring
he/she/it has been interring
we have been interring
you have been interring
they have been interring
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been interring
you will have been interring
he/she/it will have been interring
we will have been interring
you will have been interring
they will have been interring
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been interring
you had been interring
he/she/it had been interring
we had been interring
you had been interring
they had been interring
Conditional
I would inter
you would inter
he/she/it would inter
we would inter
you would inter
they would inter
Past Conditional
I would have interred
you would have interred
he/she/it would have interred
we would have interred
you would have interred
they would have interred

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Verb1.inter - place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday"

lay, put down, repose - put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"

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inter

verb

To place (a corpse) in or as if in a grave:

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Translations

pohřbít

begrave

grafa, jarîsetja

laidojimas

apbedītapglabāt

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inter

(inˈtəː) past tense, past participle inˈterred verb

to bury (a person etc).

inˈterment noun

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