inhuming — in·hume || ɪn hjuËm v. bury the dead, place in a grave … English contemporary dictionary
Inhumation — In hu*ma tion, n. [Cf. F. inhumation.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of inhuming or burying; interment. [1913 Webster] 2. (Old Chem.) The act of burying vessels in warm earth in order to expose their contents to a steady moderate heat; the state of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Inhume — In*hume , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inhumed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inhuming}.] [Cf. F. inhumer. See {Inhumate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To deposit, as a dead body, in the earth; to bury; to inter. [1913 Webster] Weeping they bear the mangled heaps of slain,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Inhumed — Inhume In*hume , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inhumed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inhuming}.] [Cf. F. inhumer. See {Inhumate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To deposit, as a dead body, in the earth; to bury; to inter. [1913 Webster] Weeping they bear the mangled heaps of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inhume — transitive verb (inhumed; inhuming) Etymology: probably from French inhumer, from Medieval Latin inhumare, from Latin in + humus earth more at humble Date: 1604 bury, inter • inhumation noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
inhume — inhumation, n. inhumer, n. /in hyoohm / or, often, / yoohm /, v.t., inhumed, inhuming. to bury; inter. [1610 20; < ML inhumare, equiv. to L in IN 2 + humare, deriv. of humus earth (see HUMUS); cf. EXHUME] * * * … Universalium
inhumation — /ɪnhjuˈmeɪʃən/ (say inhyooh mayshuhn) noun the act of inhuming, especially as opposed to cremation; burial …
inhume — /ɪnˈhjum / (say in hyoohm) verb (t) (inhumed, inhuming) to bury; inter. {Latin inhumāre bury in the ground, from in humus into the ground} …
inhume — [in hyo͞om′] vt. inhumed, inhuming [Fr inhumer < L inhumare < in , in + humus, earth: see HUMUS2] to bury (a dead body); inter inhumation n … English World dictionary