entomb

[ en-toom ]

/ ɛnˈtum /

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verb (used with object)

to place in a tomb; bury; inter.

to serve as a tomb for: Florentine churches entomb many great men.

Also intomb.

Origin of entomb

1425–75; late Middle English entoumben<Middle French entomber.See en-¹, tomb

OTHER WORDS FROM entomb

en·tomb·ment, nounun·en·tombed, adjective

Words nearby entomb

entochoroidea, entocornea, entoderm, entoectad, entoil, entomb, entomic, entomion, entomo-, entomofauna, entomol.

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Example sentences from the Web for entomb

To collect them was the first duty of his descendants and followers, and then to entomb them.
The Masculine Cross|Anonymous
I thought of the graves more hopeless fur than them that entomb the dead,—the graves where lay the livin' dead.
Sweet Cicely|Josiah Allen's Wife: Marietta Holley
Entomb him in silence and he'll be a body of death and corruption in two weeks.
The Thunders of Silence|Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb
Seemingly Wanderslore was fated to entomb one by one all my discarded possessions.
Memoirs of a Midget|Walter de la Mare

Thee the dogs shall rend Dishonorably, and the fowls of air, But all Achaia's host shall him entomb.
The Iliad of Homer|Homer

British Dictionary definitions for entomb

entomb

/ (ɪnˈtuːm) /

verb (tr)

to place in or as if in a tomb; bury; inter

to serve as a tomb for

Derived forms of entomb

entombment, noun

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单词	entomb
释义	entomb [ en-toom ] / ɛnˈtum / SEE SYNONYMS FOR entomb ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to place in a tomb; bury; inter. to serve as a tomb for: Florentine churches entomb many great men. Also intomb. Origin of entomb 1425–75; late Middle English entoumben<Middle French entomber.See en-¹, tomb OTHER WORDS FROM entomb en·tomb·ment, nounun·en·tombed, adjective Words nearby entomb entochoroidea, entocornea, entoderm, entoectad, entoil, entomb, entomic, entomion, entomo-, entomofauna, entomol. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for entomb To collect them was the first duty of his descendants and followers, and then to entomb them. The Masculine Cross\|Anonymous I thought of the graves more hopeless fur than them that entomb the dead,—the graves where lay the livin' dead. Sweet Cicely\|Josiah Allen's Wife: Marietta Holley Entomb him in silence and he'll be a body of death and corruption in two weeks. The Thunders of Silence\|Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb Seemingly Wanderslore was fated to entomb one by one all my discarded possessions. Memoirs of a Midget\|Walter de la Mare Thee the dogs shall rend Dishonorably, and the fowls of air, But all Achaia's host shall him entomb. The Iliad of Homer\|Homer British Dictionary definitions for entomb entomb / (ɪnˈtuːm) / verb (tr) to place in or as if in a tomb; bury; inter to serve as a tomb for Derived forms of entomb entombment, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to entomb embalm, enshrine, inter, inhume, lay to rest, sepulcher, tomb, sepulture, ensepulcher, inurn
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entomb

verb (used with object)

Origin of entomb

OTHER WORDS FROM entomb

Words nearby entomb

Example sentences from the Web for entomb

British Dictionary definitions for entomb

verb (tr)

Derived forms of entomb

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