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bury

  • verb
  • bĕr'ē

To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb.

Other meanings

  1. To place in the ground.

  2. To hide or conceal as if by covering with earth or another substance.

    “She buried her face in the pillow, and I buried mine in my hands.”

Word history

From Old English "byrġan".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “bury” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.