(ber′ē) v.t. bur·ied, bur·y·ing
1. To put (a dead body) in a grave, tomb, or the sea; perform burial rites for; inter.
2. To cover, as for concealment.
3. To end; put out of mind: to bury a friendship or a difference.
4. To occupy deeply; engross: He buried himself in study. ◆ Homophone: berry. [OE byrgan] Synonyms: conceal, cover, entomb, hide, inter, overwhelm. Anything which is effectually covered and hidden under any mass or accumulation is buried. Money is buried in the ground; a body is buried in the sea; a paper is buried under other documents. Whatever is buried is hidden or concealed; but there are many ways of hiding or concealing a thing without burying it. So a person may be covered with wraps, and not buried under them. Bury may be used of any object, entomb and inter only of a dead body. Compare HIDE, IMMERSE.` Antonyms: disclose, disinter, exhume, expose, raise, restore, reveal, show, uncover.

(ber′ē) noun Obs.
A borough; castle; manor: often in composition: Salisbury. ◆ Homophone: berry. [Var. of BOROUGH]

(ber′ē)
A county borough in SE Lancashire, England.