INURN

Etymology

Verb

inurn (third-person singular simple present inurns, present participle inurning, simple past and past participle inurned)

(transitive) To place (the remains of a person who has died) in an urn or other container.

Synonyms: bury, ensepulchre, entomb, inhume, inter, lay to rest

(transitive) To hold or contain (the remains of a person who has died).

Anagrams

• inrun, run in, run-in

Source: Wiktionary


In*urn", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inurned; p. pr. & vb. n. Inurning.]

Definition: To put in an urn, as the ashes of the dead; hence, to bury; to intomb. The sepulcher Wherein we saw thee quietly inurned. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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