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verb [transitive] bury pronunciation in British English /ˈberi/
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present tense
present participleburying
past tenseburied
past participleburied

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  1. 1
    [often passive] to put someones dead body in the ground during a funeral ceremony
    All his family are buried in the same cemetery.
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    1. a.
      used for saying that someone has died
      It’s not long since she buried her mother (=since her mother died).
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    2. b.
      to put something in the ground and cover it with earth
      There’s supposed to be treasure buried around here.
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  2. 2
    [often passive] to cover something with a layer or pile of things
    My French homework is buried somewhere under this pile of books.
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  3. 3
    to push one thing into another very hard
    bury something in/into something: Diane screamed as the dog buried its teeth in her arm.
    something buries itself in/into something: The bullet had buried itself in the floorboards.
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  4. 4
    to stop yourself from having a feeling or memory by not allowing yourself to think about it
    feelings of anger that had been buried for years
  5. 5
    to show that a belief or idea is wrong
    It’s time to bury the myth that money will make you happy.




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red market

the buying and selling of human organs

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