inhume
[ in-hyoom or, often, -yoom ]
verb (used with object),in·humed, in·hum·ing.
to bury; inter.
Origin of inhume
1Other words from inhume
- in·hu·ma·tion, noun
- in·hum·er, noun
- un·in·humed, adjective
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How to use inhume in a sentence
Elle 294 n'a de tarif, ni pour les baptmes, ni pour les mariages, ni enfin pour les inhumations.
Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) | Frances Milton TrollopeThe burials in these barrows seem to have been without exception inhumations.
Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders | T. Eric Peet
British Dictionary definitions for inhume
inhume
/ (ɪnˈhjuːm) /
verb
(tr) to inter; bury
Origin of inhume
1C17: from Latin inhumāre, from in- ² + humus ground
Derived forms of inhume
- inhumation, noun
- inhumer, noun
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