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Burying

To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb.

📖 Definitions of "Burying"

verb
  1. 1

    To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb.

  2. 2

    To place in the ground.

    "bury a bone;  bury the embers"

  3. 3

    To hide or conceal as if by covering with earth or another substance.

    "she buried her face in the pillow;  they buried us in paperwork"

  4. 4

    To suppress and hide away in one's mind.

    "secrets kept buried; she buried her shame and put on a smiling face."

noun
  1. 1

    A burial.

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