Buried vs Interred – What’s the difference?

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Buried vs Interred - What's the difference?
Buried is a synonym of interred. As adjectives the difference between buried and interred is that buried is placed in a grave at a burial while interred is having been interred. As verbs the difference between buried and interred is that buried is (bury) while interred is (inter).

buried

English

Adjective

(en adjective )

  • Placed in a grave at a burial.
  • Concealed, hidden.

    • Verb

    (head)

  • (bury)

    • interred

    English

    Alternative forms

    * intered (rare)

    Adjective

    (–)

  • Having been interred.
  • (of a buried corpse) Located.

    • Synonyms

    * (having been interred) belowground, buried, inhumed
    * (located) buried

    Antonyms

    * (having been interred) unburied

    Verb

    (head)

  • (inter)
  • * 1623 , William Shakespeare, King Henry V , Crown Publishers, Inc. (1975), page 509
    • I Richard’s body have interred new, and on it have bestow’d more contrite tears than from it issu’d forced drops of blood…

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