interplace in a grave or tomb: They will inter him tomorrow.Not to be confused with:enter ? to come or go into; penetrate: enter a room; enter the bloodstreamintern ? to restrict or confine within prescribed limits, as prisoners of war: They will intern the prisoners at the camp for at least a month.Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embreein·ter (?n-tûr?)tr.v. in·terred, in·ter·ring, in·ters To place in a grave or tomb; bury.[Middle English enteren, from Old French enterrer, from Medieval Latin interr?re : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + Latin terra, earth; see ters- in Indo-European roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.inter (?n?t??) vb, -ters, -terring or -terred (tr) to place (a body) in the earth; bury, esp with funeral rites[C14: from Old French enterrer, from Latin in-2 + terra earth]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014in?ter (?n?t?r) v.t. -terred, -ter?ring. to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury. [1275?1325; Middle English enteren