inter

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in·ter | \ in-ˈtər

interred; interring

Definition of inter

(Entry 1 of 2)

transitive verb

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

inter-

prefix

Definition of inter- (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : between : among : in the midst intercrop interpenetrate interstellar

2 : reciprocal interrelation : reciprocally intermarry

3 : located between interstation

4 : carried on between international

5 : occurring between interborough : intervening interglacial

6 : shared by, involving, or derived from two or more interfaith

7 : between the limits of : within intertropical

8 : existing between intercommunal intercompany

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Synonyms & Antonyms for inter

Synonyms: Verb

Antonyms: Verb

Examples of inter in a Sentence

Verb a burial site where people have been interred for over a thousand years the soldier was interred with great honors at Arlington National Cemetery

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb City officials heard those concerns, Brooks said, and while the initial plan is to re-inter any bodies at Oaklawn on a temporary basis, they will not be buried there permanently. — Eliott C. Mclaughlin, CNN, 31 May 2021 The platform integrates with Office 365 and other third-party applications made possible by the Microsoft Dataverse (formerly known as the Common Data Service), the foundation that enables applications and services to inter-operate. — Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 25 May 2021 But Mars exhibits hotspot-style volcanism that is similar to inter-plate volcanism. — David Bressan, Forbes, 7 May 2021 What started as an election cycle with just a handful of senators at risk has ballooned into an expanding Senate map from Alaska to inter-mountain West to the Deep South as Republicans face tough challenges, while Democrats see few. — Lisa Mascaro, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Oct. 2020 What started as an election cycle with just a handful of senators at risk has ballooned into an expanding Senate map from Alaska to inter-mountain West to the Deep South as Republicans face tough challenges, while Democrats see few. — Lisa Mascaro, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Oct. 2020 What started as an election cycle with just a handful of senators at risk has ballooned into an expanding Senate map from Alaska to inter-mountain West to the Deep South as Republicans face tough challenges, while Democrats see few. — Lisa Mascaro, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Oct. 2020 What started as an election cycle with just a handful of senators at risk has ballooned into an expanding Senate map from Alaska to inter-mountain West to the Deep South as Republicans face tough challenges, while Democrats see few. — Lisa Mascaro, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Oct. 2020 What started as an election cycle with just a handful of senators at risk has ballooned into an expanding Senate map from Alaska to inter-mountain West to the Deep South as Republicans face tough challenges, while Democrats see few. — Lisa Mascaro, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Oct. 2020

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History and Etymology for inter

Verb

Middle English enteren, from Anglo-French enterrer, from Vulgar Latin *interrare, from in- + Latin terra earth — more at terrace entry 1

Prefix

borrowed from Latin, prefixal use of inter "among, between," going back to Indo-European *h₁en-ter- (whence also Old Irish eter, iter "between," Old Welsh ithr, Breton etre, entre, all from Celtic *enter; Sanskrit antár "within," Avestan aṇtarə); from a nominal derivative *h₁enter-o- "part located inside," Old Norse iðr, innr, indr "entrails," iðrar (feminine plural) "bowels," Greek éntera (neuter plural) "intestines," Armenian ənderkʼ (plural), Sanskrit ántara- "located inside," Avestan antara-

Note: Indo-European *h₁en-ter- is formed from the locational particle *h₁en- "in" (see in entry 1) and the suffix of opposition and contrast -ter-. A zero-grade derivative *h₁n̥-tér- is reflected in Old Saxon undar "between," Old High German untar, though in Germanic this etymon appears to have merged completely with outcomes of *(H)n̥-dher- "below, under" (see under entry 1).