embalm
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embalm
- /ɪmˈbɑːm/ UK
- /ɪmˈbɑm/ US
- /ɪmˈbɔm/ US
- /ɪmˈbɑlm/ US
Rhymes with -ɑːm, -ɑːlm
Where it comes from
From Middle English enbawmen, from Middle French embaumer, from Old French embasmer. See balm.
verb embalms · embalming · embalmed · imbalm
- To treat a corpse with preservatives in order to prevent decomposition. And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father.
- To preserve. There are districts of Canada mainly settled from Paisley and neighbourhood, the hivings off at such seasons as we have referred to, with whose settlement he had not a little to do, and where his memory is embalmed.
- To perfume or add fragrance to something.
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verb to treat a corpse in order to prevent decomposition
| Español | embalsamar |
|---|---|
| Português | embalsamar |
| Français | embaumer |
| Deutsch | einbalsamieren |
| Italiano | imbalsamare |
| Ελληνικά | ταριχεύω tarichévo |
| Русский | бальзамировать balʹzamirovatʹ, забальзами́ровать zabalʹzamírovatʹ |
| العربية | حَنَّطَ ḥannaṭa, أَحْنَطَ ʔaḥnaṭa |
| עברית | חָנַט ẖanát |
verb to perfume
| Português | embalsamar |
|---|---|
| Français | embaumer |
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title = {embalm},
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