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单词 inhume
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inhume

[ in-hyoom or, often, -yoom ]
/ ɪnˈhyum or, often, -ˈyum /
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verb (used with object), in·humed, in·hum·ing.

to bury; inter.

Origin of inhume

1610–20; <Medieval Latin inhumāre, equivalent to Latin in-in-2 + -humāre, derivative of humus earth (see humus); cf. exhume

OTHER WORDS FROM inhume

in·hu·ma·tion, nounin·hum·er, nounun·in·humed, adjective

Words nearby inhume

in hot water, in-house, inhuman, inhumane, inhumanity, inhume, inimical, inimitable, inion, iniquitous, iniquity
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Example sentences from the Web for inhume

  • It may be absurd to wait too long; it is indecorous to inhume too soon.

    Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2)|A Sexton of the Old School

British Dictionary definitions for inhume

inhume
/ (ɪnˈhjuːm) /

verb

(tr) to inter; bury

Derived forms of inhume

inhumation, nouninhumer, noun

Word Origin for inhume

C17: from Latin inhumāre, from in- ² + humus ground
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