verb (used with object), in·humed, in·hum·ing.
- to bury; inter.
verb
- (tr) to inter; bury
1630s, noun of action from Latin inhumare (see inhume).
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).