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in•ter

Pronunciation: (in-tûr'), [key]
—v.t., -terred, -ter•ring.
1. to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
2. Obs.to put into the earth.

inter-

a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “between,” “among,” “in the midst of,” “mutually,” “reciprocally,” “together,” “during” (intercept; interest); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (intercom; interdepartmental).