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inter

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[ in-tur ]

verb (used with object)

interred, interring.
  1. to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
  2. to place (a cremation urn) in an aboveground niche or in a grave or tomb:

    Her ashes were interred at the crematorium.

  3. to put into the earth.
  4. to forget or remove from consideration; abandon:

    Your dreams may be interred by social expectations and the demands of maturity.



inter-

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  1. a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “between,†“among,†“in the midst of,†“mutually,†“reciprocally,†“together,†“during†( intercept; interest ); on this model, used in the formation of compound words ( intercom; interdepartmental ).

inter.

3

abbreviation for

  1. intermediate.
  2. interrogation.
  3. interrogative.

inter

1

/ ɪ²Ôˈ³ÙÉœË /

verb

  1. tr to place (a body) in the earth; bury, esp with funeral rites
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

inter-

2

prefix

  1. between or among

    international

  2. together, mutually, or reciprocally

    interchange

    interdependent

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

inter.

3

abbreviation for

  1. intermediate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

¾±²Ô³Ù±ð°ù–

  1. A prefix meaning “between†or “among,†as in interplanetary, located between planets.
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • °ù±ð·¾±²Ô·³Ù±ð°ù verb (used with object) reinterred reinterring
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of inter1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English enteren, from Middle French enterrer, probably from unattested Vulgar Latin ¾±²Ô³Ù±ð°ù°ùÄå°ù±ð, derivative of terra “e²¹°ù³Ù³óâ€; in- 2

Origin of inter2

Middle English < Latin (in some words replacing Middle English entre- < Middle French < Latin inter- ), combining form of inter (preposition and adv.); interior
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of inter1

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

Origin of inter2

from Latin
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The four youngest Nguyen family members didn’t anticipate two of them getting interred at a camp set up for Vietnamese Americans in the wake of violent attacks.

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But on a dreary Sunday afternoon last fall, bouquets of white roses and blue hydrangeas enlivened the Spanish marble columbarium where Drakeo the Ruler is interred.

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Defending this shrine — where Shiites believe the Prophet Muhammad’s granddaughter is interred — served as a rallying cry for Shiites throughout the region to support former Syrian President Bashar Assad against Sunni insurgents.

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However, the bodies of the babies were often interred in mass graves at cemeteries.

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The little boy was buried by his parents, who believed he would be reincarnated if they followed a ritual while interring the body.

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