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inter
1[ in-tur ]
verb (used with object)
- to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- to place (a cremation urn) in an aboveground niche or in a grave or tomb:
Her ashes were interred at the crematorium.
- to put into the earth.
- to forget or remove from consideration; abandon:
Your dreams may be interred by social expectations and the demands of maturity.
inter-
2- 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.
3abbreviation for
- intermediate.
- interrogation.
- interrogative.
inter
1/ ɪ²Ôˈ³ÙÉœË /
verb
- tr to place (a body) in the earth; bury, esp with funeral rites
inter-
2prefix
- between or among
international
- together, mutually, or reciprocally
interchange
interdependent
inter.
3abbreviation for
- intermediate
¾±²Ô³Ù±ð°ù–
- A prefix meaning “between†or “among,†as in interplanetary, located between planets.
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- °ù±ð·¾±²Ô·³Ù±ð°ù verb (used with object) reinterred reinterring
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of inter1
Origin of inter2
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Example Sentences
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.
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.
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.
However, the bodies of the babies were often interred in mass graves at cemeteries.
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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