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inhumate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-hu-mate
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To inhume; to bury.

Example Sentences

Etymology

First attested in 1612; borrowed from Latin inhumātus, perfect passive participle of inhumō (“to put in the earth, plant; (Ecclesiastical Latin) to inhume”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (“in”) + humō (“to cover with earth”). Doublet of inhume.

Origin

Inflected Forms

inhumates (present, singular) inhumating (participle, present) inhumated (participle, past) inhumated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

humation humic humify humus

Questions

What does inhumate mean?
To inhume; to bury.
Where does inhumate come from?
First known use: First attested in 1612.

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