inter

(ĭn-tûr')
tr.v., -terred, -ter·ring, -ters.
To place in a grave or tomb; bury.

[Middle English enteren, from Old French enterrer, from Medieval Latin interrāre : Latin in-, in; see in-² + Latin terra, earth.]

To cross over boundaries; for example, internetwork means from one network to another. Contrast with intra.

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verb

To place (a corpse) in or as if in a grave: bury, entomb, inhume, lay¹. Idioms: layputto rest. See show/hide.

v

Definition: bury
Antonyms: dig up, exhume

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IN BRIEF: To entomb or bury.

And while the wood-nymphs my cold corpse inter, Sing thou my dirge, sweet-warbling chorister! — Robert Herrick (1591-1674), British poet.

Common misspelling(s) of interred

• intered

Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - begrave

2.

idioms:

• inter alia    blandt andet
• inter se    iblandt dem, indbyrdes

Nederlands (Dutch)
ter aarde bestellen, inter-, tussen

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - ensevelir (sout), inhumer

2.

idioms:

• inter alia    inter alia, entre autres
• inter se    inter se, entre ou parmi eux

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - bestatten

2.

idioms:

• inter alia    unter anderem
• inter se    gegenseitig

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ενταφιάζω, θάβω
pref. - δια-, μεσ(ο)-, μεταξύ, αλληλο-, ενδο-, ενδια-
abbr. - ενδιάμεσος

idioms:

• inter alia    μεταξύ άλλων
• inter se    μεταξύ αλλήλων, προς αλλήλους

Italiano (Italian)
seppellire

idioms:

• inter alia    fra l'altro
• inter se    fra sé

Português (Portuguese)
v. - enterrar
pref. - inter, entre
abbr. - intermediar, interrogation, interrogativo

idioms:

• inter alia    entre outras coisas
• inter se    entre si

Русский (Russian)
промежуточный экзамен, между, хоронить

idioms:

• inter alia    помимо всего остального
• inter se    между собой

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - enterrar, sepultar

2.

idioms:

• inter alia    entre otros
• inter se    entre sí mismos

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - begrava
pref. - inter-, mellan, bland, ömsesidig, sinsemellan, inbördes, tvär-
abbr. - i mitten, mellan

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
埋葬, 埋, 葬

idioms:

• inter alia    在其他事物之外, 尤其
• inter se    在他们之间的, 在一组成员之间

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 埋葬, 埋, 葬

idioms:

• inter alia    在其他事物之外, 尤其
• inter se    在他們之間的, 在一組成員之間

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 매장하다

2.

idioms:

• inter alia    그 중에서도, 특히
• inter se    그들끼리만, 비밀히

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 埋葬する

idioms:

• inter alia    なかんずく, とりわけ
• inter se    彼らだけの間で, 同一育種間で

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يدفن, يقبر (بادئه الكلمه) بادئه معناها بين, وسط, متبادل (اختصار) اختصار كلمه متوسط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮קבר‬
inter alia - ‮בין היתר, בין השאר‬

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