Interring

Interring
Inter In*ter", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Interring}.] [OE. enteren, OF. enterer, enterrer, LL. interrare; L. pref. in- in + terra the earth. See {Terrace}.] To deposit and cover in the earth; to bury; to inhume; as, to inter a dead body. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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