there were so many dead that it was impossible to inhume them all promptly
Recent Examples on the WebIn the touring production presented by Broadway in Boston and inhumed at the Citizens Bank Opera House through May 14, the life we’re given gets all the bells and whistles, not to mention props and wisecracks.—James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2023 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
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Word History
Etymology
probably from French inhumer, from Medieval Latin inhumare, from Latin in- + humus earth — more at humble
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