bury

/ˈbɛri/

put underground

They buried the treasure in the garden.

They put the treasure underground in the garden.

formal

to put or hide something, typically a dead body, underground

The deceased was buried in a cemetery.

The deceased was placed underground in a cemetery.

informal

to cover or hide something with soil or another substance

The seeds are buried under a layer of mulch.

The seeds are covered with a layer of mulch.

informal

to overcome or get over something

It took her a while to bury her grief.

It took her a while to get over her grief.

Collocations

bury aliveto entomb someone while they are still alivebury the hatchetto forgive and forget past disagreements

to ignore or refuse to deal with a problem

The phrase 'bury the hatchet' is often used in informal contexts to mean forgiveness.

The verb 'bury' is often used in the passive voice, e.g., 'The treasure was buried.'

Old English 'byrian', from Proto-Germanic '*burjan', from Proto-Indo-European '*bher-'

bur-

to put

root

-y

to put or make

suffix

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