inter

1 of 2

verb

in·​ter in-ˈtər 

interred; interring

transitive verb

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

inter-

2 of 2

prefix

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

Synonyms

Verb

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

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 Department of Veterans Affairs says that 14 of the unit's members are interred at Arlington National Cemetery, while 32 are interred in VA national or state veteran's cemeteries across the country. —Rachel Treisman, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025

Unlike many of his predecessors who were interred in the crypt beneath St. Peter's Basilica, Francis requested to be laid to rest at Rome's Basilica of St. Mary Major. —Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025

The 39 unidentified sets of remains were interred as Unknowns at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines. —Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2025

Since then, prominent Jewish and human rights groups have joined him in petitioning the museum to inter the shoes and post commemorative signage. —Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

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).

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing inter

• inter-African
• inter-agency
• inter alia
• inter alios
• inter-American
• inter-annual
• inter-association
• inter-availability
• inter-available
• inter-bank
• inter-basin
• inter-borough
• inter-branch
• inter-campus
• inter-caste
• inter-cell
• inter-channel
• inter-church
• inter-city
• inter-clan
• inter-class
• inter-club
• inter-cluster
• inter-coastal
• inter-colonial
• inter-communal
• inter-community
• inter-company
• inter-corporate
• inter-country
• inter-county
• inter-couple
• inter-cultural
• inter-culturally
• inter-dealer
• inter-denominational
• inter-departmentally
• inter-district
• inter-divisional
• inter-dominion
• inter-electrode
• inter-electronic
• inter-epidemic
• inter-ethnic
• inter-faculty
• inter-familial
• inter-family
• inter-fiber
• inter-flow
• inter-fraternity
• inter-gang
• inter-generation
• inter-generational
• inter-group
• inter-hospital
• inter-individual
• inter-industry
• inter-institutional
• inter-island
• inter-library
• inter-male
• inter-membrane
• inter-observer
• inter-ocean
• inter-oceanic
• inter-office
• inter-parish
• inter-party
• inter-professional
• inter-provincial
• inter-regional
• inter-religious
• inter-row
• inter-school
• inter se
• inter-segment
• inter-segmental
• inter-societal
• inter-society
• inter-station
• inter-strain
• inter-strand
• inter-system
• inter-terminal
• inter-territorial
• inter-trial
• inter-tribal
• inter-troop
• inter-union
• inter-unit
• inter-university
• inter-valley
• inter-village
• inter vivos
• inter vivos trust
• inter-war
• inter-zonal
• inter-zone
• primus inter pares

Rhymes for inter

• chauffeur
• cockspur
• concur
• confer
• defer
• demur
• deter
• hotspur
• incur
• infer
• jagir
• larkspur

Kids Definition

inter

1 of 2 verb

in·​ter in-ˈtər 

interred; interring

: bury sense 1

inter-

2 of 2 prefix

1

: between : among : in the midst

interlock

interstellar

2

: reciprocal

interrelate

: reciprocally

interact

3

: located or occurring between

interlining

4

: carried on between

international

5

: shared by or involving two or more

interfaith

Etymology

Verb

from the Latin phrase in terra "in the earth"

Prefix

derived from Latin inter "between, among"