hearse

²hearse

verb

hearsedhears·ing

Definition of HEARSE

transitive verb

1

a archaic : to place on or in a hearse b : to convey in a hearse

2

: bury

Examples of HEARSE

1. <the cemetery hearses an average of eight bodies a week>

First Known Use of HEARSE

1592

Related to HEARSE

Synonyms: entomb, bury, inhume, inter, lay, put away, tomb

Antonyms: disinter, exhume, unearth

Related Words: immure, inurn; enshrine; conceal, cover, ensconce, hide; obscure, shade, shield; cloak, curtain, enshroud, shroud; rebury, reinter; coffin

Near Antonyms: burn, cremate; bare, disclose, discover, display, exhibit, expose, reveal, show; uncoffin

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