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inhume
[
in-
hyoom
or, often
,
-
yoom
]
Origin
in·hume
/
ɪnˈhyum
or, often
,
-ˈyum
/
Show Spelled
[
in-
hyoom
or, often
,
-
yoom
]
Show IPA
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
);
compare
exhume
Related forms
in·hu·ma·tion,
noun
in·hum·er,
noun
un·in·humed,
adjective
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to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.
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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
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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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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