inter C2+ Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /ɪnˈtɚ/ UK /ɪnˈtɜː/ See IPA manual Freq #27030 Meanings 1 verb To bury in a grave. The tomb was discovered on Fenghuangshan (Phoenix Hill) in Chinancheng, Chiangling county, in China’s central Hupeh province. An inscription on a bamboo tablet found in it shows that the corpse was interred in the fifth moon of the 13th year of the reign of Emperor Wen, that is, in 167 B.C. 2 verb place in a grave or tomb 3 verb To confine, as in a prison. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to bury in a grave. buryentombinearthinhume 2 verb · place in a grave or tomb bury Word family Derived forms cointerinterrerreinter Etymology From Middle English enteren, borrowed from Old French enterrer, enterer, from Vulgar Latin *interrāre (“to put in earth”). Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # inter **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈtɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈtɜː/ **Frequency rank:** 27030 ## Meanings 1. To bury in a grave. 2. place in a grave or tomb 3. To confine, as in a prison. ## Examples - The tomb was discovered on Fenghuangshan (Phoenix Hill) in Chinancheng, Chiangling county, in China’s central Hupeh province. An inscription on a bamboo tablet found in it shows that the corpse was interred in the fifth moon of the 13th year of the reign of Emperor Wen, that is, in 167 B.C. ## Derived Forms - cointer - interrer - reinter ## Etymology From Middle English enteren, borrowed from Old French enterrer, enterer, from Vulgar Latin *interrāre (“to put in earth”). ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown