entomb
[ en-toom ]
/ ɛnˈtum /
verb (used with object)
to place in a tomb; bury; inter.
to serve as a tomb for: Florentine churches entomb many great men.
Nearby words
entochoroidea, entocornea, entoderm, entoectad, entoil, entomb, entomic, entomion, entomo-, entomofauna, entomol.
Also intomb.
Related formsen·tomb·ment, nounun·en·tombed, adjective
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entomb
/ (ɪnˈtuːm) /
verb (tr)
to place in or as if in a tomb; bury; inter
to serve as a tomb for
Derived Formsentombment, noun
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Word Origin and History for entomb
entomb
1570s, from Old French entomber "place in a tomb," from en- "in" (see en- (1)) + tombe "tomb" (see tomb). Related: Entombed; entombing.
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