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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Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024
Members who were interred outside the kibbutz have been brought to a final resting place inside Be’eri.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024
Reynoso’s husband, who remains hopeful her body will be found, initially planned to inter her in Mexico but later decided her body, if found, will stay in Tennessee.
—Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
Payne’s funeral will reportedly be held in St Paul’s Cathedral in Wolverhampton, where he will be interred.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2024
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Verb
She was initially interred in a vault beneath the cemetery’s chapel, Selzer says, but was buried in the Willowmere section, Lot 10-16 Sub C, Grave 3 in 1953 —the same year her 41-room mansion at 1000 N. Lake Shore Drive was demolished.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024
Members who were interred outside the kibbutz have been brought to a final resting place inside Be’eri.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024
Reynoso’s husband, who remains hopeful her body will be found, initially planned to inter her in Mexico but later decided her body, if found, will stay in Tennessee.
—Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
Payne’s funeral will reportedly be held in St Paul’s Cathedral in Wolverhampton, where he will be interred.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Inter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inter. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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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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