bury

buried burying buries
Verb
1. cover from sight; "Afghani women buried under their burkas"
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2. place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaos were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday"
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3. place in the earth and cover with soil; "They buried the stolen goods"
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4. enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"
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5. embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap"
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6. dismiss from the mind; stop remembering; "i tried to bury these unpleasant memories"
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