sarcophagize,v.|sɑːˈkɒfədʒaɪz| [f. sarcophag-us + -ize.] trans. To enclose in a sarcophagus. Also intr.forpass. (nonce-use). a1876M. Collins Pen Sk. (1879) I. 146 [He] lies sarcophagised in red granite.1953E. Sitwell Gardeners & Astronomers 9 The hue of honey sarcophagising or of sard.