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inter

in·ter

UK/ɪnˈtɛr/ US/ɪnˈtɚ/ uncommon

verb

1.

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”
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Origin

From Middle English enteren, borrowed from Old French enterrer, enterer, from Vulgar Latin *interrāre (“to put in earth”).

Phrases

  • donatio inter vivos
  • inter alia
  • inter alios
  • inter nos
  • inter partes
  • inter pocula
  • res inter alios acta

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