inhumer

to inter, to bury (the dead)

verb an-u-MEH Rare

Origin: From Latin 'inhumare', to place in the ground.

Usage Note

Inhumer is the formal verb for burying a person, used in official, legal, and literary contexts. The everyday equivalent is enterrer. The corresponding noun is l'inhumation ('burial, interment'). Its antonym is exhumer ('to exhume, to disinter'). Un permis d'inhumer is the official burial permit required in France.

Examples

"Il a été inhumé dans le cimetière du village."

Natural Translation

He was interred in the village cemetery.

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