tr.v. in·humed, in·hum·ing, in·humes To place in a grave; bury. [French inhumer, from Old French, from Latin inhumāre : in-, in; see IN-2 + humus, earth; see dhghem- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] in′hu·mation n. in·humer n. |
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