soterrar

to bury, to submerge underground

verb soh-teh-RRAHR Rare

Origin: From Latin sub (under) + terra (earth).

Also means

to conceal, to suppress

Usage Note

Soterrar means to put something underground — used literally for burying cables, pipelines, or railway lines (soterrar las vías del tren), and figuratively for suppressing information or feelings. It is a stem-changing verb (e -> ie): sotierra, sotierras, etc. In infrastructure and urban development journalism it is particularly common, describing the tunnelling of roads or rail lines through cities.

Examples

"El ayuntamiento planea soterrar las vías del tren."

Natural Translation

The council plans to put the railway lines underground.

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