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entomb

[ en-toom ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to place in a tomb; bury; inter.
  2. to serve as a tomb for:

    Florentine churches entomb many great men.

entomb

/ ɪnˈtuːm /

verb

  1. to place in or as if in a tomb; bury; inter
  2. to serve as a tomb for
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • enˈtombment, noun
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Other Words From

  • en·tombment noun
  • unen·tombed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of entomb1

1425–75; late Middle English entoumben < Middle French entomber. See en- 1, tomb

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