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| Main Entry: | |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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