embalm
verb (used with object)
to treat (a dead body) so as to preserve it, as with chemicals, drugs, or balsams.
embalmed
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past participleof embalm.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof embalm.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
embalmverb (used with object)to treat (a dead body) so as to preserve it, as with chemicals, drugs, or balsams.
Example Sentences
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His father’s embalmed body, dressed in military uniform, lay atop a catafalque in the country’s largest Orthodox cathedral, shrouded in incense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Lukashenko visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun -- where Kim's embalmed father and grandfather lie in state -- to pay his respects, flanked by top North Korean officials, the report said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
A pilgrimage to the oldest concrete road in America detours to meeting a descendant of the undertaker who embalmed Chef Boyardee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026
The bodies had been donated to science, with the subjects dying in the past three years and then embalmed.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2025
I had no idea there was such a need for calamine lotion among the indigent, but that selfless act of charity will be forever embalmed on my mind.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
