/ber"ee/ , v. , buried, burying , n. , pl. buries .
v.t.
1. to put in the ground and cover with earth: The pirates buried the chest on the island.
2. to put (a corpse) in the ground or a vault, or into the sea, often with ceremony: They buried the sailor with full military honors.
3. to plunge in deeply; cause to sink in: to bury an arrow in a target.
4. to cover in order to conceal from sight: She buried the card in the deck.
5. to immerse (oneself): He buried himself in his work.
6. to put out of one's mind: to bury an insult.
7. to consign to obscurity; cause to appear insignificant by assigning to an unimportant location, position, etc.: Her name was buried in small print at the end of the book.
8. bury one's head in the sand , to avoid reality; ignore the facts of a situation: You cannot continue to bury your head in the sand - you must learn to face facts.
9. bury the hatchet , to become reconciled or reunited.
n.
10. Naut. housing 1 (def. 8a, b).
[ bef. 1000; ME berien, buryen, OE byrgan to bury, conceal; akin to OE beorgan to hide, protect, preserve; c. D, G bergen, Goth bairgan, ON bjarga ]
Syn. 2. inter, entomb, inhume. 4. hide, secrete.
Ant. 2. disinter, exhume. 4. uncover.