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sepellire

to bury

verb seh-pel-LEE-reh Rare
People & Society Religion

Origin: Latin sepelire.

Usage Note

Sepellire (also spelled seppellire, the more common form) means to bury a person or object. Both spellings are accepted; seppellire is dominant in standard written Italian. It takes avere as auxiliary. Figuratively it means to bury or suppress something: seppellire il passato ('to bury the past').

Examples

"Hanno sepellito il vecchio albero nel giardino."

Natural Translation

They buried the old tree in the garden.

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