in·urn \ə̇n+\transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology:in- (II) + urn, n. : to enclose in or as if in an urn : entomb < the body was cremated and the ashes inurned > < where … storied cenotaphs inurn sweet human hopes — R.W.Emerson > • in·urn·ment\-mənt\noun-s