Related Searches
on Ask.com
inter - 6 dictionary results
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
1275–1325; ME enteren < MF enterrer, prob. < VL *interrāre, deriv. of terra earth; see in- 2
inter-
| a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “between,” “among,” “in the midst of,” “mutually,” “reciprocally,” “together,” “during” (intercept; interest); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (intercom; interdepartmental). |
Origin:
ME < L (in some words r. ME entre- < MF < L inter-), comb. form of inter (prep. and adv.); see interior
ME < L (in some words r. ME entre- < MF < L inter-), comb. form of inter (prep. and adv.); see interior
inter.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source
|
Link To inter
| in·ter (ĭn-tûr') 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.] |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Language Translation for : inter
Spanish:
enterrar,
German:
beerdigen,
Japanese:
埋葬する
inter
1303, from O.Fr. enterer, from M.L. interrare "put in the earth, bury," from L. in- "in" + terra "earth."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2009, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
