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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ter /ɪnˈtɜr/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -terred, -ter•ring. - to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb;
bury.
inter-, prefix. - inter- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "between, among'': intercity (= between cities);
interdepartmental (= between or among departments).
inter., an abbreviation of:- intermediate.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ter (in tûr′),USA pronunciation v.t., -terred, -ter•ring. - to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb;
bury. - [Obs.]to put into the earth.
- Vulgar Latin *interrāre, derivative of terra earth; see in-2
- Middle French enterrer, probably
- Middle English enteren 1275–1325
- a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant "between,'' "among,'' "in the midst of,'' "mutually,'' "reciprocally,'' "together,'' "during'' (intercept;
interest);
on this model, used in the formation of compound words (intercom;
interdepartmental).
- Latin inter-), combining form of inter (preposition and adverb, adverbial); see interior
- Middle French
- Latin (in some words replacing Middle English entre-
- Middle English
- intermediate.
- interrogation.
- interrogative.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: inter /ɪnˈtɜː/ vb ( -ters, -terring, -terred)- (transitive) to place (a body) in the earth; bury, esp with funeral rites
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French enterrer, from Latin in-² + terra earth Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: inter- prefix - between or among: international
- together, mutually, or reciprocally: interdependent, interchange
Etymology: from Latin |