"entomb" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈtuːm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-entomb.wav Forms: entombs [present, singular, third-person], entombing [participle, present], entombed [participle, past], entombed [past]
Rhymes: -uːm Etymology: From Old French entomber (“deposit in a tomb”). Equivalent to en- + tomb. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|entomber||deposit in a tomb}} Old French entomber (“deposit in a tomb”), {{pre|en|en|tomb}} en- + tomb Head templates: {{en-verb}} entomb (third-person singular simple present entombs, present participle entombing, simple past and past participle entombed)
  1. (transitive) To deposit in a tomb. Tags: transitive Translations (to deposit in a tomb): 埋葬 (máizàng) (Chinese Mandarin), 入土 (rùtǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), entombigi (Esperanto), haudata (Finnish), entomber (French), tumulō (Latin), كوممك (gömmek) (Ottoman Turkish), sepultar (Portuguese), погреба́ть (pogrebátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), погрести́ (pogrestí) [perfective] (Russian), хорони́ть (xoronítʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), похорони́ть (poxoronítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), enterrar (Spanish), begrava (Swedish), gömmek (Turkish), defnetmek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-entomb-en-verb-Gcd46xjT Categories (other): English terms prefixed with en- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'to deposit in a tomb': 96 4
  2. (figurative, transitive) To confine in restrictive surroundings. Tags: figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-entomb-en-verb-4U8Kd0ZG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 48 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: intomb [obsolete] Derived forms: disentomb, entomber, entombment, unentombed

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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