beizusetzen

Beizusetzen is a German verb meaning to bury or inter a deceased person, i.e., to place a body in a grave or tomb as part of funeral rites. The term is predominantly used in formal, legal, or institutional contexts such as death notices, cemetery records, or official reports on funerals. The act itself is commonly described with the passive construction: Der Leichnam wurde beigesetzt.

The noun corresponding to the act is Beisetzung, often translated as interment or burial. Beisetzung denotes the ceremony and the act of interment, which may occur in churches, chapels, or cemeteries and can involve religious or secular elements. In everyday language, the synonym Beerdigung is more frequently used to refer to the entire funeral event rather than specifically the interment.

Beizusetzen is formed from beisetzen, a prefix-be verb meaning to bury. The related adjective form beigesetzt is used in passive perfect constructions, for example: Der Leichnam wurde beigesetzt. In contrast to everyday speech, formal documents and notices tend to employ Beisetzung to refer to the burial itself and Beerdigung for the broader funeral ceremony.

See also Beisetzung, Beerdigung. In legal or administrative contexts, related terms may appear in phrases such as Beisetzungskosten (burial costs) or other cemetery regulations, depending on jurisdiction.