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inhume
[ in-hyoomor, often, -yoom ]
verb (used with object)
, in·humed, in·hum·ing.
- to bury; inter.
inhume
/ ɪnˈhjuːm /
verb
- tr to inter; bury
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Derived Forms
- ˌinhuˈmation, noun
- inˈhumer, noun
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Other Words From
- inhu·mation noun
- in·humer noun
- unin·humed adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of inhume1
C17: from Latin inhumāre, from in- ² + humus ground
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Example Sentences
Veil is being inhumed Sunday at the Paris monument with her husband Antoine, who died in 2013, in a symbolic ceremony in the presence of her family and dignitaries.
From Seattle Times
These days, each region is boasting how much foreign food it has torched or inhumed.
From Wall Street Journal
Theseus’ bones were piously brought back, and inhumed in Athens, where he was long worshiped as a demigod.
From Project Gutenberg
The early Christians inhumed the bodies of their martyrs in their temples.
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For this reason they buried the weapons in the graves of their friends, and inhumed several captives with them, that they might have attendants in “the land of spirits.”
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