reinter

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US/ɹiː.ɪnˈtɝ/Australia, UK/ɹiː.ɪnˈtɜː/Scotland/ɹiː.ɪnˈtɛr/New Zealand/ɹiː.ɪnˈtøː/

verb

To bury again, in the same or another grave.

OriginEnglish inter ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

verbreinter (third-person singular simple present reinters, present participle reinterring, simple past and past participle reinterred)

present singular third person reinters · participle present reinterring · participle past reinterred · past reinterred

  1. transitiveTo bury again, in the same or another grave.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishinter
  7. Englishreinter

From re- + inter.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with reinter

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Anagrams

terrineReinertrentierTerrieninerter
Cite this entry
APA

reinter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinter

MLA

“reinter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reinter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinter.

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