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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

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
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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.]
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Medical Dictionary

inter- pref.

  1. Between; among: interdental.

  2. In the midst of; within: interoceptor.

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Science Dictionary
inter-  
A prefix meaning "between" or "among," as in interplanetary, located between planets.
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