inhume

[ in-hyoom or, often, -yoom ]
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verb (used with object),in·humed, in·hum·ing.
  1. to bury; inter.

Origin of inhume

1
1610–20; <Medieval Latin inhumāre, equivalent to Latin in-in-2 + -humāre, derivative of humus earth (see humus); cf. exhume

Other words from inhume

  • in·hu·ma·tion, noun
  • in·hum·er, noun
  • un·in·humed, adjective

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How to use inhume in a sentence

  • The cause of the marked change from Mycenaean inhumation to Homeric cremation is matter of conjecture.

    Homer and His Age | Andrew Lang
  • The custom of incineration gains ground in Europe until in the Bronze Age it is the rule and inhumation the exception.

  • In funeral rites both inhumation and cremation were practised.

    The Heroic Age | H. Munro Chadwick
  • The loosened dirt then fell in at the sides, completing the inhumation.

    The Forgotten Planet | Murray Leinster
  • He identified the change from 57cremation to inhumation with that from heathenism to Christianity.

British Dictionary definitions for inhume

inhume

/ (ɪnˈhjuːm) /


verb
  1. (tr) to inter; bury

Origin of inhume

1
C17: from Latin inhumāre, from in- ² + humus ground

Derived forms of inhume

  • inhumation, noun
  • inhumer, noun

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