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   bury

   /ˈbɛri/

   verb

   • 1. put or hide underground: "he buried the box in the back garden"
   • ▪ place (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb, usually with funeral rites: "he was buried in St John's churchyard" Similar interlay to restconsign to the graveentombearth upinformal:put six feet underplantdeep-sixliterary:sepulchreensepulchreinhumeinearthOpposite exhume
   • ▪ lose (someone, especially a relative) through death: "a rich old lady who had buried two husbands"
   • 2. cover (someone or something) completely: "the countryside has been buried under layers of concrete" Similar hideconcealcoverput out of sightsecreteenfoldsubmergesinkembedengulfimmerseenclosetuckcupliterary:enshroudOpposite revealtake out of
   • ▪ hide (something) from sight: "she buried her face in her hands"
   • ▪ hide or try to forget (a feeling or memory): "they had buried their feelings of embarrassment and fear"
   • ▪ involve oneself deeply in something to the exclusion of other concerns: "he buried himself in work" Similar absorbengrossoccupyengagebusyemploydistractpreoccupyimmerseinterestinvolve
   • ▪ (of a football player) shoot (the ball) into the goal: informal "he ran through to bury a right-foot shot inside the near post"

   Word Origin Old Englishbyrgan, of West Germanic origin; related to the verb borrow and to borough.

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   Jul 12, 2024 · The word borough derives from the Old English word burg, burh, meaning a fortified settlement; the word appears as modern English bury, -brough, Scots burgh, borg in Scandinavian languages, Burg in German.

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