bury

cover from sight

• “Afghani women buried under their burkas”

place in a grave or tomb

• “Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square”
• “The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids”
• “My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday”

place in the earth and cover with soil

• “They buried the stolen goods”

enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

• “The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter”

embed deeply

• “She sank her fingers into the soft sand”
• “He buried his head in her lap”

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

• “i tried to bury these unpleasant memories”