BURY

• (verb) dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

  "I tried to bury these unpleasant memories"

  synonyms : forget

• (verb) place in the earth and cover with soil

  "They buried the stolen goods"

• (verb) embed deeply

  "She sank her fingers into the soft sand", "He buried his head in her lap"

  synonyms : sink

• (verb) 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

• (verb) cover from sight

  "Afghani women buried under their burkas"

• (verb) place in a grave or tomb

  "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square", "The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids", "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday"

  synonyms : entomb , inhume , inter , lay to rest

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