bury

/bˈɛɹi/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

cover from sight
“Afghani women buried under their burkas”
place in a grave or tomb
“Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square”
place in the earth and cover with soil
“They buried the stolen goods”
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
“The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter”
embed deeply
“She sank her fingers into the soft sand”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
“I tried to bury these unpleasant memories”

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