entombverb [ T often passive ]
uk/ɪnˈtuːm/us/ɪnˈtuːm/formalto bury someone or something:
The nuclear waste has been entombed in concrete deep under the ground.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Enclosing, surrounding and immersing
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- beset
- border
- box sb/sth in
- dunk
- fence sth in
- fence sth off
- flood
- gather
- gift-wrap
- gift-wrapped
- steep
- surround
- swallow
- wall sth off
- wound 1
- wrap
- wrap (sb) up
- wrap sth around sb/sth
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Burying, cremating and preserving bodies