entomb

  • 21entomb — en·tomb …

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  • 22entomb — en•tomb [[t]ɛnˈtum[/t]] v. t. 1) to place in or as if in a tomb; bury 2) to serve as a tomb for • Etymology: 1425–75; < MF entomber en•tomb′ment, n …

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  • 23entomb — /ɛnˈtum/ (say en toohm), /ən / (say uhn ) verb (t) 1. to place in a tomb; bury; inter. 2. to serve as a tomb for. {Old French entomber, from en en 1 + tombe tomb} –entombment, noun …

  • 24entomb — v.tr. 1 place in or as in a tomb. 2 serve as a tomb for. Derivatives: entombment n. Etymology: OF entomber (as EN (1), TOMB) …

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  • 25Entombed — Entomb En*tomb , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entombed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Entombing}.] [Pref. en + tomb: cf. OF. entomber.] To deposit in a tomb, as a dead body; to bury; to inter; to inhume. Hooker. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 26Entombing — Entomb En*tomb , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entombed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Entombing}.] [Pref. en + tomb: cf. OF. entomber.] To deposit in a tomb, as a dead body; to bury; to inter; to inhume. Hooker. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 27entombment — entomb ► VERB 1) place in a tomb. 2) bury in or under something. DERIVATIVES entombment noun …

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  • 28inter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. bury, entomb, inearth. See interment. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. tomb, entomb, inhume; see bury 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. bury, entomb, lay to rest, inhume, consign to the grave. ANT.:… …

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  • 29intomb — archaic variant of entomb * * * intombment, n. /in toohm /, v.t. entomb. * * * intomb /in toomˈ/ obsolete form of ↑entomb * * * intomb(e obs. form of entomb …

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  • 30bury — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. inter, inhume, immure; cover, sink. See interment, depth, concealment.Ant., exhume. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To inter] Syn. inhume, lay in the grave, lay to rest, entomb, consign to dust, enshrine,… …

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