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inhume

🇬🇧 UK/ɪn'hju:m/🇺🇸 US/in'hju:m/

Definitions

v.

To bury a dead body in the ground; to inter.

埋葬,土葬

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
humearth, ground, low
+
esuffix
=inhume

Common Collocations

  • 1.inhume body埋葬尸体
  • 2.inhume remains埋葬遗骨
  • 3.[inhume] grave[土葬]坟墓

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    They held a ceremony to inhume the soldier's remains in the cemetery.

  • 2.

    Ancient cultures had specific rituals to inhume their deceased members.

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