bury

Verb

• dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
  • I tried to bury these unpleasant memories
    

• embed deeply
  • She sank her fingers into the soft sand
    
  • He buried his head in her lap
    

• enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
  • The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter
    

• place in the earth and cover with soil
  • They buried the stolen goods
    

• place in a grave or tomb
  • Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square
    
  • The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids
    
  • My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday
    

• cover from sight
  • Afghani women buried under their burkas
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  forget , sink , immerse , swallow , swallow up , eat up , entomb , inhume , inter , lay to rest
• Antonyms: 
  remember , think of