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inhumed

inhumed

9.9
Put in a grave under the ground
  • adjective
  • /ɪnˈhjuːmd/
  • Formal
: inhumado
  • The ancient tomb held the inhumed remains of a forgotten king.

Examples

  • The poet wrote about the inhumed sorrows of the heart.

  • The ancient king was inhumed with great ceremony.

  • Several inhumed soldiers were discovered during the excavation of the battlefield.

  • The remains were finally inhumed in the family plot.

  • After the funeral, her grandfather was finally inhumed in the family plot.

  • They held a ceremony to honor the soldiers who were inhumed at the national cemetery.

  • The ancient kings were inhumed with great honor, surrounded by treasures for the afterlife.

Synonyms

buried
vsinhumed
135 2.7

Placed in the ground and covered with earth after death

is about placement in a grave without stressing earth covering
interred
vsinhumed
  • Formal
1 8.0

Put in a grave or tomb after death

is limited to placement in a grave rather than in tombs

Surface Forms

inhumed positive

Morphology

inhumed = inhume (transparent) = inhume + ed

Standard past-participle/adjectival formation from the verb 'inhume' using -ed, yielding 'buried'.

Etymology

Inhumed comes from Latin parts in- meaning 'in' and humus meaning 'ground' or 'earth'. So to be inhumed is to be put 'into the ground' — buried, and you can remember exhume as the opposite, to take something 'out of the ground'.