reinter

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ inter.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ɹiː.ɪnˈtɝ/
(Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA^(key): /ɹiː.ɪnˈtɜː/
(Scotland) IPA^(key): /ɹiː.ɪnˈtɛr/
(New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ɹiː.ɪnˈtøː/
(Liverpool, fair–fur merger) IPA^(key): /ɹiː.ɪnˈteː/
(Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger) IPA^(key): /ɹiː.ɪnˈtɛː/
(Lancashire, fair–fur merger) IPA^(key): /ɹiː.ɪnˈtɜː(ɹ)/
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)

Verb

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

(transitive) To bury again, in the same or another grave.

Usage notes

The spellings reintering (for reinterring) and reintered (for reinterred) exist as well, but are much less common.

Anagrams

Reinert, Terrien, rentier, terrine