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Webster 1913 Edition

Entomb

En-tomb′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Entombed
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Entombing
.]
[Pref.
en-
+
tomb
: cf. OF.
entomber
.]
To deposit in a tomb, as a dead body; to bury; to inter; to inhume.
Hooker.

Webster 1828 Edition

Entomb

ENTOMB

,
Verb.
T.
entoom'. [from tomb.] To deposit in a tomb, as a dead body.
1.
To bury in a grave; to inter.

Definition 2024

entomb

entomb

English

Verb

entomb ‎(third-person singular simple present entombs, present participle entombing, simple past and past participle entombed)

  1. (transitive) to deposit in a tomb

Translations

Etymology

From Old French entomber ‎(“deposit in a tomb”)

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -uːm

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