Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense inters, present participle interring, past tense, past participle interred
verb
When a dead person is interred, they are buried.
[formal]
...the spot where his bones were originally interred. [beVERB-ed]
[Also VERB noun]
Synonyms: bury, lay to rest, entomb, sepulchre More Synonyms of inter
inter-
(ɪntəʳ-)
prefix
Inter- combines with adjectives and nouns to form adjectives indicating that something connects two or more places, things,or groups of people. For example, inter-governmental relations are relations between governments.
He hopes to be able to announce a date for inter-party talks.
...a policy of encouraging inter-racial marriage.
inter in British English
(ɪnˈtɜː)
verbWord forms: -ters, -terring or -terred
(transitive)
to place (a body) in the earth; bury, esp with funeral rites
Word origin
C14: from Old French enterrer, from Latin in-2 + terra earth
inter. in British English
abbreviation for
intermediate
intermediate in British English
adjective (ˌɪntəˈmiːdɪɪt)
1.
occurring or situated between two points, extremes, places, etc; in between
2.
(of a class, course, etc) suitable for learners with some degree of skill or competence
3. physics
(of a neutron) having an energy between 100 and 100 000 electronvolts
4. geology
(of such igneous rocks as syenite) containing between 55 and 66 per cent silica
noun (ˌɪntəˈmiːdɪɪt)
5.
something intermediate
6.
a substance formed during one of the stages of a chemical process before the desired product is obtained
verb (ˌɪntəˈmiːdɪˌeɪt)
7. (intransitive)
to act as an intermediary or mediator
inter- in British English
prefix
1.
between or among
international
2.
together, mutually, or reciprocally
interdependent
interchange
Word origin
from Latin
inter in American English
(ɪnˈtɜr)
verb transitiveWord forms: inˈterred or inˈterring
to put (a dead body) into a grave or tomb; bury
Word origin
ME enteren < OFr enterrer < VL *interrare, to put in the earth < L in, in + terra, earth: see thrust
inter- in American English
(ˈɪntər)
1.
between or among: the second element of the compound is singular in form
interstate
2.
with or on each other (or one another), together, mutual, reciprocal, mutually, reciprocally
interact
Word origin
L < inter, between, among < IE *enter, *ṇter (compar. of base *en, in) > OFr entre-, Sans antár, within, OE under, Ger unter, among, Gr enteron, intestine
Examples of 'inter' in a sentence
inter
They interred the body and read the diary.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In other languages
inter
British English: inter VERB
When a dead person is interred, they are buried.
...the spot where his bones were originally interred.
American English: inter
Brazilian Portuguese: enterrar
Chinese: 埋葬
European Spanish: enterrar
French: enterrer
German: bestatten
Italian: sotterrare
Japanese: 埋葬する
Korean: >매장하다시체를
European Portuguese: enterrar
Latin American Spanish: enterrar
All related terms of 'inter'
inter nos
between (or among) ourselves
inter se
among or between themselves
inter alia
You use inter alia , meaning 'among other things', when you want to say that there are other things involved apart from the one you are mentioning .
inter alios
among other people
inter vivos
between living people
inter-American
between or among nations of the Americas
primus inter pares
first among equals
(verb)
Definition
to bury (a corpse)
the spot where his bones were originally interred
Synonyms
bury
soldiers who helped to bury the dead
lay to rest
entomb
He was entombed here in this crypt alongside his predecessors.
sepulchre
consign to the grave
inhume
inurn
Additional synonyms
in the sense of entomb
Definition
to place (a corpse) in a tomb
He was entombed here in this crypt alongside his predecessors.