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en·tomb
(ĕn-to͞om′)tr.v. en·tombed, en·tomb·ing, en·tombs
1. To place in or as if in a tomb or grave.
2. To serve as a tomb for.
en·tomb′ment n.
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entomb
(ɪnˈtuːm)vb (tr)
1. to place in or as if in a tomb; bury; inter
2. to serve as a tomb for
enˈtombment n
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en•tomb
(ɛnˈtum)v.t.
1. to place in or as if in a tomb; bury.
2. to serve as a tomb for.
[1425–75; < Middle French entomber]
en•tomb′ment, n.
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entomb
Past participle: entombed
Gerund: entombing
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Verb | 1. | entomb - place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday" |
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entomb
verb bury, inter, lay to rest, sepulchre, place in a tomb, inhume, inurn He was entombed here in this crypt alongside his predecessors.
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entomb
verbTo place (a corpse) in or as if in a grave:
Idiom: lay to rest.
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entomb
vt → beisetzen, bestatten; the mausoleum which entombs his body → das Mausoleum, in dem er beigesetzt ist
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