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bury

verb

cover from sight; "Afghani women buried under their burkas"
place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaos were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday"
Synonyms: entomb, inhume, inter, lay to rest
place in the earth and cover with soil; "They buried the stolen goods"
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"
Synonyms: eat up, immerse, swallow, swallow up
embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap"
Synonyms: sink
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering; "i tried to bury these unpleasant memories"
Synonyms: forget Antonyms: remember, think of