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eingraben — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bury verb To place a body in the ground, typically as part of a funeral.
  • entrench verb To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon.

Senses

eingraben is used for these senses in English:

  • bury To place in the ground.
  • entrench (military) To surround or provide with a trench, especially for defense; to dig in.

bury — full definition

  1. verb To place a body in the ground, typically as part of a funeral.
  2. verb To put something in the ground and cover it over.
  3. verb To hide or suppress a feeling, memory, or fact.
  4. verb To put an end to something, such as a disagreement.

entrench — full definition

  1. verb To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon.
  2. verb To dig or excavate a trench; to trench.
  3. verb To surround or provide with a trench, especially for defense; to dig in.
  4. verb To become completely absorbed in and fully accept one's beliefs, even in the face of evidence against it and refusing to be reasoned with.

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