Antonyms for embalm

Grammar : Verb

Spell : em-bahm

Phonetic Transcription : ɛmˈbɑm

Definition of embalm

Origin : 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.

verb preserve, immortalize

Example sentences :

The persons who embalm the bodies are artists who have learnt this secret from their ancestors.
Extract from : « Practical Taxidermy » by Montagu Browne

For it was his business to notice things, and embalm them afterward in ink.
Extract from : « The Freelands » by John Galsworthy

With delight, it is to be hoped; my poem will embalm your memory for posterity.
Extract from : « The Emperor, Complete » by Georg Ebers

"But they will require the uninjured corpse of you, to embalm it," said Pentaur.
Extract from : « Uarda, Complete » by Georg Ebers

We treasure a good thing when we hear it, and love to embalm it.
Extract from : « Liverpool a few years since » by James Aspinall

"They will not bring them here; they will not embalm them," said she.
Extract from : « A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder » by James De Mille

This was the reason why they took so much pains to embalm the body.
Extract from : « Vestiges of the Mayas » by Augustus Le Plongeon

And if there were, they had no recording scribes to embalm their efforts in history.
Extract from : « Inventions in the Century » by William Henry Doolittle

He alone can embalm the past, and welcome the tidings of the future.
Extract from : « Sound Mind » by John Haslam

They are to give my son and Sarah a beautiful funeral, and embalm their remains.
Extract from : « The Pharaoh and the Priest » by Alexander Glovatski

Synonyms for embalm

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