# inter

**Pronunciation:** /ˈɪntər/ · IN-ter

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** verb

## Meaning

To place a dead body in the grave or a tomb; to bury.

## Examples

- They will inter the coffin at a private ceremony.
- The ancient Egyptians learned to inter their pharaohs with great ceremony.
- It is traditional to inter soldiers who died in battle with full military honors.

## Synonyms

- bury — The most common and general term for placing a body in the ground.
- entomb — To place a body in a tomb or vault, often a more elaborate or permanent structure than a grave.
- inurn — To place cremated ashes in an urn.

## Antonyms

- exhume — To dig up a dead body from the grave.
- resurrect — To bring back to life.

## Common patterns

- inter in — To bury in a specific place. — They decided to inter him in his homeland.

## Collocations

- inter a body — The family chose to inter the body in a local cemetery.
- inter a loved one — They gathered to inter their loved one with dignity.

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