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bury verb [ ˈbɛri ]

• put or hide underground.
• "he buried the box in the back garden"
• cover (someone or something) completely.
• "the countryside has been buried under layers of concrete"
Similar: hide, conceal, cover, put out of sight, secrete, enfold, submerge, sink, embed, engulf, immerse, enclose, tuck, cup, enshroud,
Opposite: reveal, take out of,
Origin: Old English byrgan, of West Germanic origin; related to the verb borrow and to borough.

bury one's head in the sand

• ignore unpleasant realities.



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