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- [in-urn]
- /ɪnˈɜrn/
- /ɪnˈɜːn/
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- [in-urn]
- /ɪnˈɜrn/
Definitions of inurn word
- verb with object inurn to put into an urn, especially ashes after cremation. 1
- verb with object inurn to bury; inter. 1
- noun inurn Place or bury (something, especially ashes after cremation) in an urn. 1
- verb inurn to place (esp cremated ashes) in an urn 0
- verb transitive inurn to put (ashes of the dead) into an urn 0
- verb transitive inurn to bury; entomb 0
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Origin of inurn
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605; in-2 + urn
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Parts of speech for Inurn
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
inurn popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
inurn usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for inurn
verb inurn
- plant — any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- deposit — A deposit is a sum of money which is part of the full price of something, and which you pay when you agree to buy it.
- inter — to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- inhume — to bury; inter.
- mummify — to make (a dead body) into a mummy, as by embalming and drying.
Antonyms for inurn
verb inurn
- disinter — to take out of the place of interment; exhume; unearth.
- uncover — to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
- dig out — to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
- reveal — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
- dig up — to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.