interred

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interred  /ˌɪn ˈtɜrd/ ? Meaning of "interred"

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Definition(s):

  1. (v) place in a grave or tomb
  2. (adj) placed in a grave

Synonym(s)

entomb, inhume, lay to rest, buried, inhumed

Usage(s):

  1. Forget Frdric Chopin, Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf and the hundreds of other luminaries interred among its chestnut trees.
  2. In 1995, his widow was allowed to transfer his ashes from a public columbarium to the Western Qing Tombs, where five of the 10 Manchu rulers are interred.
  3. Forget Frdric Chopin, Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf and the hundreds of other luminaries interred among its chestnut trees.

Quotes

  1. As Shakespeare's Marc Antony said of Caesar, "the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones."
    on Jun 27, 2010 By: William Shakespeare Source: Nation's Cities Weekly

  2. "Congress interred (the 1976 ruling) more than 30 years ago, but the court today allows that wrong decision still to hold sway," Ginsburg said.
    on May 18, 2009 By: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Source: San Francisco Chronicle

  3. Marc Antony in "Julius Caesar" said "The evil men do live after them, the good is oft interred with their bones."
    on Aug 26, 2009 By: Julius Caesar Source: NPR

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