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⚰️ To put underground 🧠 To forget 🪺 To hide completely
to bury

to bury

328 4.1
To try to stop thinking about a memory or feeling
  • verb
  • /ˈbɛri/
translation icon : enterrar
  • Because the more you like kind of bury things down, the worse it gets.
  • bury the past
  • buried memories

But I think it's a Karol and it's feelings buried alive never die.

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Examples

  • But you wanna finish the tour, so you bury 'em.

    Renegades (2022)

  • You just... you bury it.

    Ezra (2024)

  • For what you thought, For what you buried, For who you are.

  • Let's just keep this one buried.

    Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie (2014)

  • Too many emotions I'd thought buried long ago were surfacing, making me angry all over again.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • She tried to bury her feelings after the breakup so she could move on with her life.

  • In an effort to avoid conflict, he decided to bury the issue and not discuss it further.

  • After the scandal, they hoped to bury the negative press and focus on their future projects.

Synonyms

to forget
vsto bury
∞ 1.8

Decide not to think about something

is a firmer mental dismissal rather than only ending thought
to lay to rest
vsto bury
7 5.2

To stop a worry, rumor, or feeling by dealing with it

is about dismissing mentally rather than resolving or handling the issue
to unthink
vsto bury
1 9.3

Try to push a memory or idea out of your mind

is a broader dismissal of thoughts rather than focused active removal

Antonyms

to remember
∞ 1.0

To think about something from the past

Idioms

to bury the hatchet
  • Informal
12 3.7

Make peace with someone after an argument

to bury one's head in the sand
  • Informal
5 7.7

To ignore a problem instead of dealing with it

to bury the lead
  • Jargon
4 8.4

To delay saying the most important part of a story so readers miss it

Phrasal Verbs

to bury the time capsule
1 6.6

To put a box with items in the ground to be opened later

How Forgotten

to bury
328 4.1
to suppress
88 5.8
to put aside
103 3.4
to remember
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

bury infinitive
buried past
buried past participle
burying present participle
buries third person singular

Etymology

Bury comes from the old English byrgan, 'to hide' or 'to cover'. A helpful way to remember the sense 'to dismiss from the mind' is to imagine putting a thought 'under the ground' so you cannot find it — that's why you can 'bury' a memory.