inhume

in·hume

[in-hyoom or, often, -yoom]
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

in·hu·ma·tion, noun
in·hum·er, noun
un·in·humed, adjective
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inhume (ɪnˈhjuːm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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
1610 (implied in inhumed), from L. inhumare "to bury," lit. "to put into the ground," from in- "in" + humus "earth, soil."
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