Bury — synonyms, definition

1. bury (Verb)

absorb beat blanket censor conceal conquer contain cover cover up defeat deluge disremember eat up embed engulf enshroud entomb envelop expurgate forget • • •

bury (Verb) — Cover from sight. ex. "Afghani women buried under their burkas"

bury (Verb) — Place in a grave or tomb. ex. "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"

bury (Verb) — Place in the earth and cover with soil. ex. "They buried the stolen goods"

bury (Verb) — Enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing. ex. "The huge waves buried the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"

bury (Verb) — Embed deeply. ex. "He buried his head in her lap"

bury (Verb) — Dismiss from the mind; stop remembering. ex. "I tried to bury these unpleasant memories"

close in conceal deposit embed enclose engraft fix hide imbed implant inclose lay plant posit put down repose shut in situate countersink repress set suppress unlearn