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inhume
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Word definitions for inhume in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Inhume \In*hume"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inhumed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Inhuming .] [Cf. F. inhumer. See Inhumate .] To deposit, as a dead body, in the earth; to bury; to inter. Weeping they bear the mangled heaps of slain, Inhume the natives in their native plain. ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (context transitive English) To bury in a grave.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Inhume is a Dutch death metal / grindcore band, formed in 1994.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1600 (implied in inhumed ), from Latin inhumare "to bury," literally "to put into the ground," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + humus "earth, soil" (see humus ).
Usage examples of inhume.
After hitting Cheesewright he explained carefully that Terminate with Extreme Prejudice did not simply require that the victim was inhumed, preferably in an extremely thorough way, but that his associates and employees were also intimately involved, along with the business premises, the building, and a large part of the surrounding neighbourhood, so that everyone involved would know that the man had been unwise enough to make the kind of enemies who could get very angry and indiscriminate.