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ENTOMB
bury, entomb, inhume, inter, lay to rest
(verb) place in a grave or tomb; “Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square”; “The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids”; “My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
entomb (third-person singular simple present entombs, present participle entombing, simple past and past participle entombed)
(transitive) To deposit in a tomb.
(figurative, transitive) To confine in restrictive surroundings.
Source: Wiktionary
En*tomb", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entombed; p. pr. & vb. n. Entombing.] Etym: [Pref. en- + tomb: cf. OF. entomber.]
Definition: To deposit in a tomb, as a dead body; to bury; to inter; to inhume. Hooker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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