Synonyms for embalm
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : em-bahm |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɛmˈbɑm |
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Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for embalm
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