Main Entry: in·ter

Pronunciation: \in-ˈtər\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): in·terred; in·ter·ring

Etymology: Middle English enteren, from Anglo-French enterrer, from Vulgar Latin *interrare, from in- + Latin terra earth — more at terrace

Date: 14th century

: to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb