Inter- \In"ter-\ [L. inter, prep., among, between, a compar.
form of in in; akin to intra, intro, within, Skr. antar
between, in, and E. in. See In, and cf. Entrails,
Interior, Enter-, Exterior.]
A prefix signifying among, between, amid; as, interact,
interarticular, intermit.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Inter \In*ter"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Interring.]
[OE. enteren, OF. enterer, enterrer, LL.
interrare; L. pref. in- in + terra the earth. See Terrace.]
To deposit and cover in the earth; to bury; to inhume; as, to
inter a dead body. --Shak.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |