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entomb
[
en-
toom
]
Origin
en·tomb
/
ɛnˈtum
/
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[
en-
toom
]
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verb (used with object)
1.
to place in a tomb; bury; inter.
2.
to serve as a tomb for:
Florentine churches entomb many great men.
Also,
intomb.
Origin:
1425–75;
late Middle English
entoumben
<
Middle French
entomber.
See
en-
1
,
tomb
Related forms
en·tomb·ment,
noun
un·en·tombed,
adjective
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entomb
(ɪnˈtuːm)
—
vb
1.
to place in or as if in a tomb; bury; inter
2.
to serve as a tomb for
en'tombment
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
entomb
c.1578, from O.Fr. entomber, from en- "in" + tombe "tomb" (see
tomb
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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