Inter is defined as between, among or within.
(prefix)An example of the usage of inter is in the word "interstate," which means a road that connects multiple states to each other.
Inter is defined as to bury a body in a grave or tomb.
(verb)An example of inter is to bury a family member in a grave.
See inter in Webster's New World College Dictionary
Origin: L < inter, between, among < IE *enter, *ṇter (compar. of base *en, in) > OFr entre-, Sans antár, within, OE under, Ger unter, among, Gr enteron, intestine
See inter in American Heritage Dictionary 4
transitive verb in·terred, in·ter·ring, in·ters
Origin:
Origin: Middle English enteren
Origin: , from Old French enterrer
Origin: , from Medieval Latin interrāre
Origin: : Latin in-, in; see in-2
Origin: + Latin terra, earth; see ters- in Indo-European roots
.Origin:
Origin: Middle English entre-, inter-
Origin: , from Old French entre-
Origin: , from Latin inter-
Origin: , from inter; see en in Indo-European roots
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