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Buried vs Interred - What's the difference?

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Interred is a synonym of buried.



As adjectives the difference between buried and interred

is that buried is placed in a grave at a burial while interred is having been interred.

As verbs the difference between buried and interred

is that buried is past tense of bury while interred is past tense of inter.

buried

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Placed in a grave at a burial.
  • Concealed, hidden.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (bury)

    • interred

    English

    Alternative forms

    * intered (rare)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having been interred.
  • (of a buried corpse) Located.

    • Synonyms

    * (having been interred) belowground, buried, inhumed * (located) buried

    Antonyms

    * (having been interred) unburied

    Verb

    (head)
  • (inter)
  • * 1623 , William Shakespeare, King Henry V , Crown Publishers, Inc. (1975), page 509
    • I Richard's body have interred new, and on it have bestow'd more contrite tears than from it issu'd forced drops of blood...

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