Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
verb (used with object), in·terred, in·ter·ring.
- to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- Obsolete. to put into the earth.
verb -ters, -terring or -terred
- (tr) to place (a body) in the earth; bury, esp with funeral rites
c.1300, from Old French enterer (11c.), from Medieval Latin interrare “put in the earth, bury,” from Latin in- “in” (see in- (2)) + terra “earth” (see terrain). Related: Interred; interring.