Meaning & use
interred
Placed a dead body into the ground or a tomb as part of a burial.
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The general was interred with full military honors at the national cemetery.
Family members gathered as her ashes were interred beside her late husband's grave.
A note on using this word
"Interred" is the past tense and past participle of "inter"; do not confuse it with "interned," which means detained.
Words with a similar meaning
buriedentombed
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Words with an opposite meaning
exhumed
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