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
It also meant his body could not be embalmed, as the family had wanted.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2024
Mama had been scared folks would criticize and say the family didn’t show proper respect, not having Grandpa embalmed and not having a church funeral, and then getting up a party.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
