embalm

verbpreserve, immortalize

Synonyms for embalm

verb preserve, immortalize

Antonyms for embalm

Word Origin & History

mid-14c., from Middle French embaumer "preserve (a corpse) with spices," from en- "in" (see en- (1)) + baume "balm" (see balm) + -er verbal suffix. The -l- inserted in English 1500s in imitation of Latin. Related: Embalmed; embalming.

Example Sentences for embalm

The persons who embalm the bodies are artists who have learnt this secret from their ancestors.

For it was his business to notice things, and embalm them afterward in ink.

With delight, it is to be hoped; my poem will embalm your memory for posterity.

"But they will require the uninjured corpse of you, to embalm it," said Pentaur.

We treasure a good thing when we hear it, and love to embalm it.

"They will not bring them here; they will not embalm them," said she.

This was the reason why they took so much pains to embalm the body.

And if there were, they had no recording scribes to embalm their efforts in history.

He alone can embalm the past, and welcome the tidings of the future.

They are to give my son and Sarah a beautiful funeral, and embalm their remains.

embalm

Synonyms for embalm

Antonyms for embalm

enshrine

enshrined

entomb

entombed

inhume

embalm

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Antonyms for embalm

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