bury

Verb
  1. Cover from sight (synset 202151896)
    "Afghani women buried under their burkas"
    is a type of: conceal, hide - prevent from being seen or discovered
  2. Place in a grave or tomb (synset 202461925)
    "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday"
    is a type of: lay, put down, repose - put in a horizontal position
    same as: entomb, inhume, inter, lay to rest
  3. Place in the earth and cover with soil (synset 201237189)
    "They buried the stolen goods"
    entail: cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered
    is a type of: deposit, fix, posit, situate - put (something somewhere) firmly
  4. Enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing (synset 201585330)
    "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"
    is a type of: close in, enclose, inclose, shut in - surround completely
    same as: eat up, immerse, swallow, swallow up
  5. Embed deeply (synset 201532886)
    "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap"
    is a type of: embed, engraft, imbed, implant, plant - fix or set securely or deeply
    subtypes: countersink, set - insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
    same as: sink
  6. Dismiss from the mind;
    Stop remembering (synset 200611721)
    "I tried to bury these unpleasant memories"
    subtypes:
    • unlearn - try to forget; put out of one's memory or knowledge
    • repress, suppress - put out of one's consciousness
    same as: forget

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