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in⋅urn

[in-urn]
–verb (used with object)
1. to put into an urn, esp. ashes after cremation.
2. to bury; inter.

Origin:
1595–1605; in- 2 + urn


in⋅urn⋅ment, noun
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in·urn   (ĭn-ûrn')   
tr.v.   in·urned, in·urn·ing, in·urns
  1. To put in an urn: inurned the ashes of the deceased.

  2. To bury or entomb; inter.

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