To Bury, To Inter
transitive verb, godan verb
Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means burial, so the verb version would be to bury or to inter.
ほうむる
We're going to bury you, so this is your new home (ほうむ) now, friend.
その事件の真相が闇に葬られるのではないかと心配しています。
I’m worried that the truth of the incident might be buried.