interred; interring
: to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb
1
: between : among : in the midst
intercrop
interpenetrate
interstellar
2
: reciprocal
interrelation
: reciprocally
intermarry
3
: located between
interstation
4
: carried on between
international
5
: occurring between
interborough
: intervening
interglacial
6
: shared by, involving, or derived from two or more
interfaith
7
: between the limits of : within
intertropical
8
: existing between
intercommunal
intercompany
Examples of inter in a Sentence
Verb
a burial site where people have been interred for over a thousand years
the soldier was interred with great honors at Arlington National Cemetery
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Michael Holtz, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
Because limited space there makes burials a challenge, the traditional Cuban practice is to bury the deceased for six to eight months and then to exhume and inter the remaining bones, Rivero says.
—Collin Blinder, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
Simon died March 21, 1977, and is buried in Mount Holly Cemetery in Little Rock, where John Gould Fletcher is also interred.
—arkansasonline.com, 25 Jan. 2025
In keeping with his wishes, Herrera will be interred at a later date in Caracas, Venezuela, where he was born.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Among the hundreds of soldiers who are interred at the cemetery are three of Mykola’s friends.
—Michael Holtz, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
Because limited space there makes burials a challenge, the traditional Cuban practice is to bury the deceased for six to eight months and then to exhume and inter the remaining bones, Rivero says.
—Collin Blinder, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
Simon died March 21, 1977, and is buried in Mount Holly Cemetery in Little Rock, where John Gould Fletcher is also interred.
—arkansasonline.com, 25 Jan. 2025
In keeping with his wishes, Herrera will be interred at a later date in Caracas, Venezuela, where he was born.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Inter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inter. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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inter-
2 of 2 prefix1
: between : among : in the midst
interlock
interstellar
2
: reciprocal
interrelate
: reciprocally
interact
3
: located or occurring between
interlining
4
: carried on between
international
5
: shared by or involving two or more
interfaith
Etymology
Verb
from the Latin phrase in terra "in the earth"
Prefix
derived from Latin inter "between, among"
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