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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in·hume (in·humed ; in·hum·ing) ETYMOLOGY probably from French inhumer, from Medieval Latin inhumare, from Latin in- + humus earth — more at humble DATE 1604 : bury , inter English Etymology inhume 1610 (implied in inhumed), from L. inhumare "to bury," lit. "to put into the ground," from in- "in" + humus "earth, soil." Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb Synonyms: BURY 1, entomb, inter, lay away, plant, put away, sepulcher, sepulture, tomb Antonyms: disinhume, exhume Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged in·hume \ə̇nˈhyüm\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: probably from French inhumer, from Latin inhumare, from in- in- (II) + humus earth — more at humble : to deposit in the earth : bury , inter |
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