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in⋅ter

[in-tur]

–verb (used with object), -terred, -ter⋅ring.

1.	to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.

2.	Obsolete. to put into the earth.

Origin:
1275–1325; ME enteren < MF enterrer, prob. < VL *interrāre, deriv. of terra earth; see in- ²

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Language Translation for : inter

Spanish:

enterrar,

German:

beerdigen,

Japanese:

埋葬する

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inter.

1.	intermediate.

2.	interrogation.

3.	interrogative.

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in·ter (ĭn-tûr') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. in·terred, in·ter·ring, in·ters
To place in a grave or tomb; bury.

[Middle English enteren, from Old French enterrer, from Medieval Latin interrāre : Latin in-, in; see in-² + Latin terra, earth; see ters- in Indo-European roots.]

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inter

1303, from O.Fr. enterer, from M.L. interrare "put in the earth, bury," from L. in- "in" + terra "earth."

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inter
verb
place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday" [syn: bury]

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Inter

En"ter*prise\, n. [F. enterprise, fr. entreprendre to undertake; entre between (L. inter) + prendre to take. See Inter, and Emprise.]

1. That which is undertaken; something attempted to be performed; a work projected which involves activity, courage, energy, and the like; a bold, arduous, or hazardous attempt; an undertaking; as, a manly enterprise; a warlike enterprise. --Shak.

Their hands can not perform their enterprise. --Job v. 12.

2. Willingness or eagerness to engage in labor which requires boldness, promptness, energy, and like qualities; as, a man of great enterprise.

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