Examples Word Origin
to treat (a dead body) so as to preserve it, as with chemicals, drugs, or balsams. to preserve from oblivion; keep in memory: his deeds embalmed in the hearts of his disciples. to cause to remain unchanged; prevent the development of. to impart a balmy fragrance to. Show More
Origin of embalm 1300–50; Middle English embalmen, embaumen <
Old French emba(u)smer, equivalent to
em- em-1 +
-ba(u)smer, verbal derivative of
ba(u)sme balm Related forms em·balm·er , noun em·balm·ment , noun un·em·balmed , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for embalmed mummify ,
anoint ,
prepare ,
process ,
treasure ,
freeze ,
consecrate ,
cherish ,
wrap ,
enshrine ,
conserve ,
store Examples from the Web for embalmed Contemporary Examples of embalmed Sorin had to be sealed in a lead coffin as bodies were not embalmed there.
Scientists are examining the embalmed heart of Richard the Lionheart, who died in 1199.
"Father Gary" didn't grow up with a mercurial mortician who embalmed his mother, either.
The dead need to be embalmed , as quickly and effectively as possible.
Climategate just ensures the carcass isn't going to be embalmed —it will rot for all to see.
Historical Examples of embalmed Therefore as soon as a man had died, his corpse was embalmed .
It is embalmed and kept sweet by the myrrh and cassia of many tears.
Such a cat should have been embalmed for the benefit of posterity.
It had so much the same look that it seemed to have been embalmed .
It was not a foot of metal, but in sooth a foot of flesh, an embalmed foot, a mummy's foot.
British Dictionary definitions for embalmed to treat (a dead body) with preservatives, as by injecting formaldehyde into the blood vessels, to retard putrefaction to preserve or cherish the memory of poetic to give a sweet fragrance to Show More
Derived Forms embalmer , noun embalmment , noun Word Origin for embalm C13: from Old French embaumer; see balm
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Word Origin and History for embalmed v. mid-14c., from Middle French embaumer "preserve (a corpse) with spices," from en- "in" (see en- (1)) + baume "balm" (see balm ) + -er verbal suffix. The -l- inserted in English 1500s in imitation of Latin. Related: Embalmed ; embalming .
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To treat a corpse with preservatives in order to prevent decay. Show More
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