| Main Entry: | inter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bury |
Synonyms: |
cover up, entomb, inhume, inurn, lay to rest, plant, put away, sepulcher, sepulture, tomb |
| Notes: | to exter is to dig out of the earth, the opposite of inter |
Antonyms: |
dig up, exhume |
| Main Entry: | bury |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lay to rest after death |
Synonyms: |
consign to grave, cover up, deposit, embalm, ensepulcher, enshrine, entomb, hold last rites for, hold services for, inearth, inhume, inter, inurn, lay out, mummify, plant*, put away, put six feet under, sepulcher, sepulture, tomb |
| Notes: | a berry is a small, juicy fruit; bury is to place in the ground |
Antonyms: |
dig out, disinter, uncover |
| Main Entry: | entomb |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bury |
Synonyms: |
embalm, ensepulcher, enshrine, hold last rites for, hold services for, inhume, inter, inurn, lay to rest, put six feet under, sepulcher, sepulture, tomb |
| Main Entry: | put away |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | kill |
Synonyms: |
assassinate, bury, cool*, cut off, destroy, dispatch, do away with, do in, dust off, execute, finish, inter, knock off, liquidate, murder, plant, put down*, put out of its misery, put to sleep, slay, tomb |
Antonyms: |
give birth |
| Main Entry: | lay to rest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring to an end |
Synonyms: |
annul, bring to a close, bury, cancel, entomb, hold a funeral, inter, invalidate, lay in the grave, negate, nullify, put an end to, put six feet under, put to rest, revoke, undo, void |
| Main Entry: | inhume |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bury |
Synonyms: |
consign to grave, cover up, deposit, embalm, ensepulcher, enshrine, entomb, hold last rites for, hold services for, inearth, inter, inurn, lay, lay out, mummify, plant*, put away, put six feet under, sepulcher, sepulture, tomb |