bury
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(verb) place in the earth and cover with soil; "They buried the stolen goods" |
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Related Words: deposit, fix, pose, posit, situate |
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(verb) embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand" |
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Synonyms: sink |
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Related Words: countersink, embed, engraft, imbed, implant, plant, set |
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(verb) cover from sight |
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Related Words: conceal, hide |
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(verb) place in a grave or tomb |
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Synonyms: entomb, inter, lay to rest |
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Related Words: lay, put down, repose |
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(verb) dismiss from the mind; stop remembering |
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Synonyms: forget |
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Related Words: repress, suppress, unlearn |
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(verb) enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter" |
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Synonyms: eat up, engross, immerse, swallow, swallow up |
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Related Words: enclose, inclose, shut in |
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