interring

[in-tur]

Origin

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

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

Obsolete. to put into the earth.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English enteren < Middle French enterrer, probably < Vulgar Latin *interrāre, derivative of terra earth; see in-²

Related forms

re·in·ter, verb (used with object), -terred, -ter·ring.

un·in·terred, adjective

Can be confused: enter, inter.

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Interring is always a great word to know.

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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

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Word Origin & History

inter

c.1300, from O.Fr. enterer, from M.L. interrare "put in the earth, bury," from L. in- "in" + terra "earth" (see terrain).

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