Definitions for interɪnˈtɜr
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
in•terɪnˈtɜr(v.t.)-terred, -ter•ring.
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
Origin of inter:
1275–1325; ME enteren < MF enterrer, prob. < VL *interrāre, der. of terra earth; see in -2
inter-
a prefix meaning “between, among,”“mutually, reciprocally”:
intercity; interdepartmental; intermarry; interweave.
Category: Affix
Origin of inter-:
ME < L prefixal use of inter (prep. and adv.); cf. interior
Princeton's WordNet
bury, entomb, inhume, inter, lay to rest(verb)
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"
Wiktionary
inter(Verb)
To bury in a grave.
Origin: From enterrer, from Vulgar Latin "in + terrare". Cognates include Spanish/Portuguese/Galician/Catalan enterrar (to inter), (to bury), Italian interrare (to plant), (to dig in).
Webster Dictionary
Inter(verb)
to deposit and cover in the earth; to bury; to inhume; as, to inter a dead body
Translations for inter
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
inter(verb)
to bury (a person etc).
- begraweAfrikaans
- يَدْفِنArabic
- погребвамBulgarian
- enterrarPortuguese (BR)
- pohřbítCzech
- beerdigenGerman
- begraveDanish
- θάβωGreek
- enterrarSpanish
- matmaEstonian
- دفن کردنFarsi
- haudataFinnish
- enterrerFrench
- לִקבוֹרHebrew
- दफनाना, लाश गाड़नाHindi
- sahranitiCroatian
- eltemetHungarian
- menguburIndonesian
- grafa, jarðsetjaIcelandic
- sotterrareItalian
- 埋葬するJapanese
- 매장하다Korean
- laidotiLithuanian
- apbedīt; apglabātLatvian
- mengebumikanMalay
- begravenDutch
- begrave, gravleggeNorwegian
- pochowaćPolish
- دفن کردنPersian
- ښخول، خښولPashto
- enterrarPortuguese
- aîngropaRomanian
- хоронитьRussian
- pochovaťSlovak
- pokopatiSlovenian
- sahranitiSerbian
- begrava, gravsättaSwedish
- ฝังศพThai
- gömmekTurkish
- 埋葬Chinese (Trad.)
- ховатиUkrainian
- دفن کرناUrdu
- chôn cấtVietnamese
- 埋葬Chinese (Simp.)
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