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embalm

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em·balm  (m-bäm)
tr.v. em·balmed, em·balm·ing, em·balms
1. To treat (a corpse) with preservatives in order to prevent decay.
2. To protect from change or oblivion; preserve or fix: "A precedent embalms a principle" Benjamin Disraeli.
3. To impart fragrance to; perfume: Spicy aromas embalmed the air.

[Middle English embaumen, from Old French embasmer : en-, in; see en-1 + basme, balm; see balm.]

em·balmer n.
em·balmment n.

embalm
Verb
to preserve (a corpse) by the use of chemicals and oils [Old French embaumer]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.embalm - preserve a dead body
mummify - remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it; "Th Egyptians mummified their pharaohs"
conserve, maintain, preserve, keep up - keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"

embalm
Translations
Spanish embalm [ɪmˈbɑːm] vtembalsamar
French embalm [ɪmˈbɑːm] vtembaumer
German embalm [ɪmˈbɑːm] vteinbalsamieren
Italian embalm [ɪmˈbɑːm] vtimbalsamare

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As Goethe, when he had a joy or a grief, put it into a song, so Laurie resolved to embalm his love sorrow in music, and to compose a Requiem which should harrow up Jo's soul and melt the heart of every hearer.
In those days we were not content to embalm the thing and bury it decently, we wanted to build a monument over it.
It was perfectly obvious to me, on reading the ritual, that the measurements must refer to some spot to which the rest of the document alluded, and that if we could find that spot, we should be in a fair way towards finding what the secret was which the old Musgraves had thought it necessary to embalm in so curious a fashion.
 
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