INTER Definition & Meaning

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inter

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verb (used with object)

interred, interring.

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-

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.

abbreviation for

intermediate.
interrogation.
interrogative.

inter

/ ɪ��ˈ��ɜː /

verb

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

inter-

prefix

between or among
international
together, mutually, or reciprocally
interchange
interdependent

inter.

abbreviation for

intermediate

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A prefix meaning “between” or “among,” as in interplanetary, located between planets.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

��·��·�ٱ�� verb (used with object) reinterred reinterring

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of inter¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English enteren, from Middle French enterrer, probably from unattested Vulgar Latin ��Գٱ��, derivative of terra “e��ٳ�”; 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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51�Թ� 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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