entomb
to place in a tomb; bury; inter.
to serve as a tomb for: Florentine churches entomb many great men.
Origin of entomb
1- Also intomb.
Other words from entomb
- en·tomb·ment, noun
- un·en·tombed, adjective
Words Nearby entomb
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How to use entomb in a sentence
More firefighters and rescue workers entombed in the debris.
Sept. 11, 2001: An ordinary work day, then surreal scenes of dread and death | David Maraniss | September 10, 2021 | Washington PostYou don’t always need to entomb your entire Apple Watch in a case to get the protection you need.
The best Apple Watch case to protect the computer on your wrist | Stan Horaczek | August 23, 2021 | Popular-ScienceShe added that the egg could have been entombed when a nearby river system overflowed during the rainy season, thus preserving it as a fossil.
A fossilized egg laid by an extinct, human-sized turtle holds a rare jackpot | Monroe Hammond | August 18, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe entombed individuals are commonly represented by arthropods such as insects—made famous in the original Jurassic Park movie.
Ancient Brains: Inside the Extraordinary Preservation of a 310-Million-Year-Old Nervous System | John Paterson | July 30, 2021 | Singularity HubAfter the excavation, we embarked on the long and painstaking removal of the rock that entombed Cooper’s bones.
Lizard of Oz: Australia’s Biggest Dinosaur Discovered | Scott Hocknull and Rochelle Lawrence, The Conversation | June 7, 2021 | The Daily Beast
I thought of the graves more hopeless fur than them that entomb the dead,—the graves where lay the livin' dead.
Sweet Cicely | Josiah Allen's Wife: Marietta HolleyWhen the next day should dawn, its light is 'strangled,' and 'darkness does the face of earth entomb.'
Shakespearean Tragedy | A. C. BradleySee the black Prison Ship's expanding womb Impested thousands, quick and dead, entomb.
The Columbiad | Joel BarlowThee the dogs shall rend Dishonorably, and the fowls of air, But all Achaia's host shall him entomb.
The Iliad of Homer | HomerBut the immortal spirit who shall fetter, who shall entomb it?
The Blessed Hope | Edward Hoare
British Dictionary definitions for entomb
/ (ɪnˈtuːm) /
to place in or as if in a tomb; bury; inter
to serve as a tomb for
Derived forms of entomb
- entombment, noun
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