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Synonyms
bur·y (bĕŕē)

[Middle English burien, from Old English byrgan.]

transitive verb: -ied, -y·ing, -ies. 

  1. To place in the ground: bury a bone.
    1. To place (a corpse) in a grave, a tomb, or the sea; inter.
    2. To dispose of (a corpse) ritualistically by means other than interment or cremation.
  3. To conceal by or as if by covering over with earth; hide: buried her face in the pillow; buried the secret deep within himself.
  4. To occupy (oneself) with deep concentration; absorb: buried myself in my studies.
  5. To put an end to; abandon: buried their quarrel and shook hands.

idioms

bury the hatchet
To stop fighting; resolve a quarrel.

derivatives

buŕi·er
noun