verb
bury
BAIR-ee/ˈberi/
To place beneath a covering, especially underground.
The gardener buries a time capsule beneath fresh earth.
Etymology
Byrgan included raising a mound and enclosing something in a grave. The modern action of putting something underground and covering it preserves this concrete image of concealment beneath earth.
In context
to bury his father when Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead they said perhaps Joseph will hate us
More examples
- They buried their grandfather in the village cemetery.
- The report buried the damaging figures in an appendix.
- The striker buried the final shot, helping her team bury its rivals six to one.
Forms
bury · buries · buried · burying
Similar words
- conceal
- Hides something by any means, while bury suggests a covering or depth.