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inhume

/ɪnˈhjuːm/

Where it comes from

Latin in and humō (“to bury”).

verb inhumes · inhuming · inhumed

transitive To bury in a grave.
Similar: bury, entomb, inter

Opposite: dig up, disentomb, disinter, exhume, unearth

Thesaurus

verb

Opposite: dig up, disentomb, disinter, exhume, unearth

Translations

Every language

verb To bury in a grave

Español	inhumar
中文	埋葬 máizàng
Português	inumar, enterrar, sepultar
Deutsch	begraben, beerdigen
Italiano	seppellire, inumare

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@misc{inhume_2026,
  title = {inhume},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inhume},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}