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ENTOMB
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Dictionary entry overview: What does entomb mean?
• ENTOMB (verb)
The verb ENTOMB has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: ENTOMB used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Conjugation: |
Past simple: entombed
Past participle: entombed
-ing form: entombing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Place in a grave or tomb
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
bury; entomb; inhume; inter; lay to rest
Context example:
My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday
Hypernyms (to "entomb" is one way to...):
lay; put down; repose (put in a horizontal position)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
Sam cannot entomb Sue
Derivation:
entombment (the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave)
Context examples
A 2014 study found organic molecules and plant matter entombed in glass formed by an impact that occurred millions of years ago in Argentina.
(NASA Spacecraft Detects Impact Glass on Surface of Mars, NASA)
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