inhume
[ in-hyoom or, often, -yoom ]
/ ɪnˈhyum or, often, -ˈyum /
verb (used with object), in·humed, in·hum·ing.
to bury; inter.
Origin of inhume
OTHER WORDS FROM inhume
in·hu·ma·tion, noun in·hum·er, noun un·in·humed, adjectiveWords nearby inhume
inhospitable,
inhospitality,
inhuman,
inhumane,
inhumanity,
inhume,
inimical,
inimitable,
inion,
iniquitous,
iniquity
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, noun inhumer, nounWord Origin for inhume
C17: from Latin
inhumāre, from
in- ² +
humus ground