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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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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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