inter

verb

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

bury, entomb, hearse, inhume, lay, put away, tomb

Antonyms: Verb

disinter, exhume, unearth

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

The four-day sequence of events will come to an end on Thursday afternoon, when George H.W. Bush's remains will be interred. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "George H.W. Bush To Be Buried at His Presidential Library and Museum in College Station, Texas," 4 Dec. 2018 Some of the people interred at Stonehenge may have died and been cremated in West Britain and then brought the 125 miles (200km) to Stonehenge for burial. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "People buried at Stonehenge may have come from as far away as Wales," 3 Aug. 2018 My grandfather submitted a DNA sample that confirmed the brother’s remains, still intact other than the fatal bullet entry wound in the skull, which were exhumed and ceremoniously interred at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver. — Francine Maroukian, Popular Mechanics, "What Is Aquavit, and Why Are They Suddenly Making Scandinavian Booze in Colorado?," 24 Feb. 2019 However, after consulting with Robinson — a longtime family friend — the Shepards decided to request that Shepard’s ashes be interred in the National Cathedral. — Tara Isabella Burton, Vox, "“Welcome home, Matt”: Bishop Robinson welcomes Matthew Shepard — and gay Christians — back to the church," 26 Oct. 2018 Image The swift communist offensive also encircled and overran outnumbered American positions, leaving heaps of dead in places like the Chosin Reservoir that American burial details never had a chance to record and inter. — New York Times, "Trump-Kim Deal Promises Answers for Families of Korean War M.I.A.s," 15 June 2018 Also interred there is the author Charles Heber Clark, who, according to historians, accused Mark Twain of plagiarism in an extended rivalry. — Katie Park, Philly.com, "Amid weeds and toppled tombstones, historic Montgomery County cemetery struggles to rebuild," 11 June 2018 The Army will bear the expense of exhuming, transporting and interring the bodies, according to the Native American Boarding School Coalition and Sam. — Ben Hohenstatt, The Seattle Times, "Tlingit storyteller on a mission to reinter Alaska Native remains," 24 Nov. 2018 Those were then interred in Troy, Mich., adjacent to a white marble statue of a polar bear. — Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, "The One Time American Troops Fought Russians Was at the End of World War I—and They Lost," 9 Nov. 2018

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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

Middle English inter-, enter-, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French inter-, entre-, from Latin inter-, from inter; akin to Old High German untar among, Greek enteron intestine, Old English in in

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