inhume
verb
in·hume in-ˈhyüm 
inhumed; inhuming
transitive verb
: bury, inter
inhumation
ˌin-hyü-ˈmā-shən
noun 
Synonyms
- bury
- entomb
- hearse
- inter
- lay
- put away
- tomb
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
there were so many dead that it was impossible to inhume them all promptly
Recent Examples on the Web Rather than inhume Bubbles and Freddy, Papdale students opted for a funeral at sea. 
Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 3 Mar. 2017 Rather than inhume Bubbles and Freddy, Papdale students opted for a funeral at sea. Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 3 Mar. 2017
Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 3 Mar. 2017 Rather than inhume Bubbles and Freddy, Papdale students opted for a funeral at sea. Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 3 Mar. 2017 Word History
Etymology
probably from French inhumer, from Medieval Latin inhumare, from Latin in- + humus earth — more at humble
First Known Use
1604, in the meaning defined above
inhumation
noun
as in burial
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place there is evidence that this ancient culture practiced cremation as well as inhumation Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- burial
- funeral
- interment
- interring
- obsequies
- entombment
- burying
- entombing
- sepulture
- embalmment
- reburial
- reinterment
- obsequy
- inurnment
- immurement
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- exhumation
- disinterment
- cremation
- unearthing