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BURY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BURY?

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Bury as a Verb
Definitions of "Bury" as a verb
Synonyms of "Bury" as a verb (33 Words)
Usage Examples of "Bury" as a verb
Associations of "Bury" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Bury” are: entomb, inhume, inter, lay to rest, sink, forget, eat up, immerse, swallow, swallow up, buried, consign to the grave, hide, conceal, cover, put out of sight, secrete, enfold, cover up, disguise, dissemble, mask, veil, absorb, engross, occupy, engage, busy, employ, distract, preoccupy, interest, involve

Bury as a Verb

Definitions of "Bury" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bury” as a verb can have the following definitions:

Cover (someone or something) completely.
Cover from sight.
Involve oneself deeply in something to the exclusion of other concerns.
Hide (something) from sight.
Place in a grave or tomb.
Embed deeply.
Lose (someone, especially a relative) through death.
Place (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb, usually with funeral rites.
(of a football player) shoot (the ball) into the goal.
Dismiss from the mind; stop remembering.
Place in the earth and cover with soil.
Enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing.
Hide or try to forget (a feeling or memory.
Put or hide underground.

Synonyms of "Bury" as a verb (33 Words)

absorb	Take in, also metaphorically. Deep pile carpets absorbed all sound of the outside world.
buried	Cover from sight.
busy	Keep busy with. She busied herself with her new home.
conceal	Prevent (something) from being known; keep secret. She conceals her anger well.
consign to the grave	Give over to another for care or safekeeping.
cover	Cover as if with a shroud. Channel 4 are covering the match.
cover up	Spread over a surface to conceal or protect.
disguise	Make (something) unrecognizable by altering its appearance, sound, taste, or smell. Brian was disguised as a priest.
dissemble	Conceal or disguise one’s true feelings or beliefs. An honest sincere person with no need to dissemble.
distract	Perplex and bewilder. It was another attempt to distract* attention from the truth.*
eat up	Cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid.
employ	Put into service make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose. The firm employs 150 people.
enfold	Enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering. He enfolded her in his arms and stroked her hair.
engage	Keep engaged. They attempted to engage* Anthony in conversation.*
engross	Gain or keep exclusive possession of (something. The country had made the best of its position to engross* trade.*
entomb	Bury or trap within something. Mummified bodies were entombed in the pyramids of Egypt.
forget	Forget to do something. I m sorry Cassie I forget* myself.*
hide	Conceal oneself. Herbert could hardly hide* his dislike.*
immerse	Cause to be immersed. Immerse the paper in water for twenty minutes.
inhume	Bury. No hand his bones shall gather or inhume.
inter	Place in a grave or tomb. He was interred with the military honours due to him.
interest	Excite the curiosity of engage the interest of. I thought the book might interest* Eliot.*
involve	Be engaged in an emotional or personal relationship. Dinner at Joe s always involves at least six courses.
lay to rest	Lay eggs.
mask	Put a mask on or cover with a mask. Brandy did not completely mask* the bitter taste.*
occupy	Occupy the whole of. The young prince will soon occupy* the throne.*
preoccupy	Engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively. His mother was preoccupied with paying the bills.
put out of sight	Formulate in a particular style or language.
secrete	Generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids. Insulin is secreted in response to rising levels of glucose in the blood.
sink	Cause to sink. They agreed to sink* their differences.*
swallow	Enclose or envelop completely as if by swallowing. I swallowed the insult.
swallow up	Utter indistinctly.
veil	To obscure or conceal with or as if with a veil. He wasn t able to veil* his disappointment.*

Usage Examples of "Bury" as a verb

The countryside has been buried under layers of concrete.
A rich old lady who had buried two husbands.
I tried to bury these unpleasant memories.
The sheep were buried beneath six-foot drifts of snow.
She buried her face in her hands.
He buried the box in the back garden.
He ran through to bury a right-foot shot inside the near post.
He was buried in St John's churchyard.
They had buried their feelings of embarrassment and fear.
He buried himself in work.

Associations of "Bury" (30 Words)

below	Below deck. Our nutritionist is pictured below* right.*
beneath	At a lower level or layer. Upper layers can be removed to reveal internal parts beneath.
burial	A grave or the remains found in it. They will give him a proper burial.
casket	Enclose in a casket. A small brass casket* containing four black opals.*
cemetery	A tract of land used for burials. A military cemetery.
coffin	Put a dead body in a coffin. Her body was coffined.
conceal	Not allow to be seen; hide. A line of sand dunes concealed the distant sea.
crypt	A cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church.
entomb	Place (a dead body) in a tomb. Many people died most entombed in collapsed buildings.
epigraph	A short quotation or saying at the beginning of a book or chapter, intended to suggest its theme.
excavate	Recover through digging. Excavate gold.
funeral	A sermon delivered at a funeral. Hundreds of people attended his funeral.
grave	Carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface. Engraved the trophy cup with the winner s name.
gravestone	An inscribed headstone marking a grave.
inhume	Place in a grave or tomb. No hand his bones shall gather or inhume.
inscription	A thing inscribed, as on a monument or in a book. The inscription* of memorable utterances on durable materials.*
inter	Place in a grave or tomb. He was interred with the military honours due to him.
interment	The ritual placing of a corpse in a grave. Interments took place in the churchyard.
mausoleum	A large burial chamber, usually above ground. A cultural mausoleum* such as the Tate.*
mortician	An undertaker.
mummification	Gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color. Bureaucratic mummification* in red tape.*
necropolis	A tract of land used for burials.
pharaoh	A ruler in ancient Egypt. The time of the pharaohs.
plaque	A small abnormal patch on or inside the body. Plaque around gum margins can lead to gingivitis.
quietus	Something that has a calming or soothing effect.
sarcophagus	A stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions.
sepulcher	A chamber that is used as a grave.
tomb	A place for the burial of a corpse especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone. The house was as quiet as a tomb.
underground	An underground railway especially the one in London. The French underground.
underneath	The part or side of something facing towards the ground; the underside. A wart on the underneath* of his foot.*