bury

  • 41Bury — This name is of English topographic or locational origin deriving from the Olde English pre 7th century byrig , the dative case of burh meaning a fortified place . The Medieval English beri , biri and buri denoted a fortified manor house and was… …

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  • 42Bury — 1 Original name in latin Bury Name in other language Bury State code FR Continent/City Europe/Paris longitude 49.31307 latitude 2.34401 altitude 52 Population 3027 Date 2012 01 18 2 Original name in latin Bury Name in other language Beri, Beris,… …

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  • 43bury — bur•y [[t]ˈbɛr i[/t]] v. t. bur•ied, bur•y•ing 1) to put in the ground and cover with earth 2) cvb to put (a corpse) in the ground or a vault, or into the sea, often with ceremony 3) to plunge in deeply; cause to sink in 4) to conceal from sight …

    From formal English to slang

  • 44bury — /ˈbɛri / (say beree) verb (t) (buried, burying) 1. to put in the ground and cover with earth. 2. to put (a corpse) in the ground or a vault, or into the sea, often with ceremony. 3. to cause to sink in: to bury a dagger in someone s heart. 4. to… …

  • 45bury — bur·y (bĕr’ē) tr.v. bur·ied, bur·y·ing, bur·ies 1. a) To place (a corpse) in a grave, a tomb, or the sea; inter. b) To dispose of (a corpse) ritualistically by means other than interment or cremation. 2. a) …

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  • 46bury — 1. verb /ˈbɛ.ɹi/ a) To ritualistically inter a corpse in a grave or tomb. (see burial) b) To place in the ground. bury a bone See Also: burial …

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  • 47bury — [OE] Modern English bury is a descendant of Old English byrgan, which came from the Germanic base *burg (source also of English borough). The underlying meaning of the base was ‘protection, shelter’, and in the case of bury this referred to… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 48bury — [OE] Modern English bury is a descendant of Old English byrgan, which came from the Germanic base *burg (source also of English borough). The underlying meaning of the base was ‘protection, shelter’, and in the case of bury this referred to… …

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  • 49bury — transitive verb (buried; burying) Etymology: Middle English burien, from Old English byrgan; akin to Old High German bergan to shelter, Russian berech to spare Date: before 12th century 1. to dispose of by depositing in or as if in the earth; …

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  • 50bury — verb 1 dead person PHRASES ▪ be dead and buried ▪ Those people are now all dead and buried. ▪ Their ambitions were finally dead and buried. (figurative) ▪ bury sb alive, lie buried …

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