burying

the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place all the grandchildren attended the burying of their grandfather in his homeland Synonyms burial, entombing, entombment, inhumation, interment, interring, obsequy (usually obsequies), sepultureRelated Words embalmment, funeral; immurement, inurnment; reburial, reintermentNear Antonyms cremationAntonyms disinterment, exhumation, unearthing