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inhumation
in·hume
/
ɪnˈhyum
or, often,
-ˈyum
/
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[
in-
hyoom
or, often,
-
yoom
]
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verb (used with object),
in·humed,
in·hum·ing.
to bury; inter.
Origin:
1610–20;
<
Medieval Latin
inhumāre,
equivalent to
Latin
in-
in-
2
+
-humāre,
derivative of
humus
earth (see
humus
); cf.
exhume
Related forms
in·hu·ma·tion,
noun
in·hum·er,
noun
un·in·humed,
adjective
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inhume
(ɪnˈhjuːm)
—
vb
(
tr
) to inter; bury
[C17: from Latin
inhumāre,
from
in-
² +
humus
ground]
inhu'mation
—
n
in'humer
—
n
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inhume
(ɪnˈhjuːm)
—
vb
(
tr
) to inter; bury
[C17: from Latin
inhumāre,
from
in-
² +
humus
ground]
inhu'mation
—
n
in'humer
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
inhume
1610 (implied in inhumed), from L. inhumare "to bury," lit. "to put into the ground," from in- "in" + humus "earth, soil."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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