embalmer

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em·balm

(ĕm-bäm′)

tr.v. em·balmed, em·balm·ing, em·balms

1. To treat (a corpse) with preservatives in order to prevent decay.

2. To protect from change or oblivion; preserve or fix: "A precedent embalms a principle" (Benjamin Disraeli).

3. To impart fragrance to; perfume: Spicy aromas embalmed the air.

[Middle English embaumen, from Old French embasmer : en-, in; see en-¹ + basme, balm; see balm.]

em·balm′er n.

em·balm′ment n.

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Noun

embalmer - a mortician who treats corpses with preservatives

funeral director, funeral undertaker, mortician, undertaker - one whose business is the management of funerals

Translations

ταριχευτής

imbalsamatore

embalmer

[ɪmˈbɑːməʳ] N → embalsamador(a) m/f

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embalmer

[ɪmˈbɑːməʳ] n → imbalsamatore/trice

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