Local English word record

entomb

verb · 1 sense

place in a grave or tomb

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Examples

  • Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square
  • The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids
  • My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday

Word relationships

Synonyms

bury, inhume, inter, lay to rest

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Princeton WordNet 3.0