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in·hume

 (ĭn-hyo͞om′)
tr.v. in·humed, in·hum·ing, in·humes
To place in a grave; bury.

[French inhumer, from Old French, from Latin inhumāre : in-, in; see in-2 + humus, earth; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots.]

in′hu·ma′tion n.
in·hum′er n.
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inhume

(ɪnˈhjuːm)
vb
(tr) to inter; bury
[C17: from Latin inhumāre, from in-2 + humus ground]
ˌinhuˈmation n
inˈhumer n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

in•hume

(ɪnˈhyum; often -ˈyum)

v.t. -humed, -hum•ing.
to bury; inter.
[1610–20; < Medieval Latin inhumāre= Latin in- in-2 + humāre to inter]
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inhume


Past participle: inhumed
Gerund: inhuming

Imperative
inhume
inhume
Present
I inhume
you inhume
he/she/it inhumes
we inhume
you inhume
they inhume
Preterite
I inhumed
you inhumed
he/she/it inhumed
we inhumed
you inhumed
they inhumed
Present Continuous
I am inhuming
you are inhuming
he/she/it is inhuming
we are inhuming
you are inhuming
they are inhuming
Present Perfect
I have inhumed
you have inhumed
he/she/it has inhumed
we have inhumed
you have inhumed
they have inhumed
Past Continuous
I was inhuming
you were inhuming
he/she/it was inhuming
we were inhuming
you were inhuming
they were inhuming
Past Perfect
I had inhumed
you had inhumed
he/she/it had inhumed
we had inhumed
you had inhumed
they had inhumed
Future
I will inhume
you will inhume
he/she/it will inhume
we will inhume
you will inhume
they will inhume
Future Perfect
I will have inhumed
you will have inhumed
he/she/it will have inhumed
we will have inhumed
you will have inhumed
they will have inhumed
Future Continuous
I will be inhuming
you will be inhuming
he/she/it will be inhuming
we will be inhuming
you will be inhuming
they will be inhuming
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been inhuming
you have been inhuming
he/she/it has been inhuming
we have been inhuming
you have been inhuming
they have been inhuming
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been inhuming
you will have been inhuming
he/she/it will have been inhuming
we will have been inhuming
you will have been inhuming
they will have been inhuming
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been inhuming
you had been inhuming
he/she/it had been inhuming
we had been inhuming
you had been inhuming
they had been inhuming
Conditional
I would inhume
you would inhume
he/she/it would inhume
we would inhume
you would inhume
they would inhume
Past Conditional
I would have inhumed
you would have inhumed
he/she/it would have inhumed
we would have inhumed
you would have inhumed
they would have inhumed
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.inhume - place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday"
lay, put down, repose - put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
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inhume

verb
To place (a corpse) in or as if in a grave:
Idiom: lay to rest.
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