inter

¹

[in-tur]

verb (used with object)

interred, interring 

1. to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.

2. to place (a cremation urn) in an aboveground niche or in a grave or tomb.

   Her ashes were interred at the crematorium.

3. to put into the earth.

4. to forget or remove from consideration; abandon.

   Your dreams may be interred by social expectations and the demands of maturity.

inter-

²

1. a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “between,” “among,” “in the midst of,” “mutually,” “reciprocally,” “together,” “during” (intercept; interest ); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (intercom; interdepartmental ).

inter.

³

abbreviation

1. intermediate.

2. interrogation.

3. interrogative.

inter

¹

/ ɪnˈtɜː /

verb

1. (tr) to place (a body) in the earth; bury, esp with funeral rites

inter-

²

prefix

1. between or among

   international

2. together, mutually, or reciprocally

   interdependent

   interchange

inter.

³

abbreviation

1. intermediate

inter–

1. A prefix meaning “between” or “among,” as in interplanetary, located between planets.

Other Word Forms

• reinter verb (used with object)

Word History and Origins

Origin of inter¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English enteren, from Middle French enterrer, probably from unattested Vulgar Latin interrāre, derivative of terra “earth”; in- ²

Origin of inter²

Middle English < Latin (in some words replacing Middle English entre- < Middle French < Latin inter- ), combining form of inter (preposition and adv.); interior

Word History and Origins

Origin of inter¹

C14: from Old French enterrer, from Latin _in- ² + terra earth

Origin of inter²

from Latin

Example Sentences

Having said that, the inter will always be preferred simply because it is much more flexible - it can be used in quite heavy rain right up to when it's almost dry.

From BBC

When the prime minister addresses the cabinet, not far away in 10 Downing Street, he is primus inter pares, first among equals, sitting among his or her ministers.

From BBC

The jewels "cannot be treated as specimens" but as the "sacred body and originally interred offerings to the sacred body" of the Buddha, the post said.

From BBC

They will be interred at a museum and memorial site in Hokkaido.

From BBC

The pope’s body must be interred between the fourth and sixth day after death.

From Los Angeles Times