Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Bury (buried)
bury (buried), v. [OE < Germanic 'protect, cover'.] (webplay: grave).
- Cover; bathe; immerse; absorb; engulf; encompass; [fig.] color; emblazon with sunset light; (see Romans 6:4).
- Inter; entomb; lay to rest; put the body of a dead person underground; deposit a deceased person in the earth; (see Genesis 49:30).
- Forget; disregard; lay aside; put away mentally; dismiss from memory.
- Overwhelm; surmount; trap in debris; overcome with rubble.
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