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Bury
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Bury
/ˈberi/
To place something or someone in the ground, often with soil on top, for preservation or concealment.
Synonyms:
inter
entomb
conceal
hide
plant
Antonyms:
expose
unearth
reveal
Examples:
She sat down suddenly and
buried
her face in her hands.
I'm thinking of
burying
that instead.
Spike
buries
his face in his hands and sighs loudly.
Etymology:
The word
bury
comes from the Old English
byrgan,
derived from Proto-Germanic
*burgjan
, meaning
to conceal, hide.
Usage Statistics:
34 mentions per 1 million words
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