Spanish Conversation · Level 48
74 words
Spanish word
sepultar
Pronunciation
IPA/sepulˈtaɾ/
Meaning
- verbbury
Example
Vinieron a sepultar al abuelo.
They came to bury the grandfather.
More examples
Después de la misa, vinieron a sepultar a un ser querido.
After the mass, they came to bury a loved one.
Core concept
A body being covered with soil.
Common phrases
sepultar a un ser querido
bury a loved one
sepultar en el cementerio
bury in the cemetery
Similar words
enterrar: Puts a body or item into the ground and covers it with earth.
dar sepultura: Lays a corpse in a grave as part of burial rites.
soterrar: Buries or covers someone or something under soil or rubble, as in a landslide.
Definition in Spanish
Enterrar a una persona o poner su cuerpo o sus restos bajo la tierra; también emplearse en sentido figurado para indicar ocultar algo del recuerdo.
Word origin
It derives from Latin sepelire (past participle sepultus) and is cognate with English sepulcher and sepulture.
Usage tips
- Commonly used in set phrases like sepultar en el olvido to mean consigning something to oblivion, so the verb often appears in figurative or journalistic contexts.
Other meanings
- overwhelmverb
Opposites
- desenterrarexhumeverb
Related words
- sepultamientoburialnoun
- sepulturagravenoun