inter

in·ter

verb \in-ˈtər\

in·terredin·ter·ring

Definition of INTER

transitive verb

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

Examples of INTER

1. a burial site where people have been interred for over a thousand years
2. <the soldier was interred with great honors at Arlington National Cemetery>

Origin of INTER

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

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to INTER

Synonyms: entomb, hearse, inhume, bury, 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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Rhymes with INTER

as per, astir, auteur, aver, bestir, Big Sur, Bonheur, chasseur, chauffeur, claqueur, coiffeur, concur, confer, Crèvecoeur, danseur, defer, demur, deter, douceur, du jour, farceur, flaneur, frondeur, hauteur, him/her, his/her, incur, infer, jongleur, larkspur, liqueur, longspur, masseur, millefleur, occur, Pasteur, poseur, prefer, recur, refer, sandbur, sandspur, seigneur, transfer, voyeur, white fir