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inhumed

inhumed

9.9
Put in a grave under the ground
  • adjective
  • /ɪnˈhjuːmd/
  • Formal
translation icon : 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

interred
vsinhumed
  • Formal
8.0

Put in a grave or tomb after death

is limited to placement in a grave rather than in tombs
buried
vsinhumed
2.7

Placed in the ground and covered with earth after death

is about placement in a grave without stressing earth covering

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'.