Definitions for embalm
ɛmˈbɑmem·balm

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. embalmverb

   preserve a dead body

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. embalmverb

   To treat a corpse with preservatives in order to prevent decomposition

2. embalmverb

   To perfume or add fragrance to something

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Embalmverb

   To impregnate a body with aromaticks, that it may resist putrefaction.

   Etymology: embaumer, French; embalsamar, Span.

   Embalm me,
   Then lay me forth; although unqueen’d, yet like
   A queen, and daughter to a king, inter me. William Shakespeare, H. VIII.

   I would shew future times
   What you were, and teach them t’ urge towards such:
   Verse embalms virtue, and tombs or thrones of rhymes,
   Preserve frail transitory fame as much
   As spice doth bodies from corrupt air’s touch. John Donne.

   Muse! at that name thy sacred sorrows shed;
   Those tears eternal, that embalm the dead. Alexander Pope.

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1. embalm

   Embalm is a process or act of preserving a dead body from decay, typically by treating it with chemicals, for purposes such as public exhibition at a funeral, burial, or preservation for medical or scientific research.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Embalmverb

   to anoint all over with balm; especially, to preserve from decay by means of balm or other aromatic oils, or spices; to fill or impregnate (a dead body), with aromatics and drugs that it may resist putrefaction

2. Embalmverb

   to fill or imbue with sweet odor; to perfume

3. Embalmverb

   to preserve from decay or oblivion as if with balm; to perpetuate in remembrance

4. Etymology: [F. embaumer; pref. em- (L. in) + baume balm. See Balm.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Embalm

   em-bäm′, v.t. to preserve from decay by aromatic drugs, as a dead body: to perfume: to preserve with care and affection.—ns. Embalm′er; Embalm′ing; Embalm′ment. [Fr. embaumer, from em, in, and baume. See Balm.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of embalm in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of embalm in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of embalm in a Sentence

1. Martin Arevalo:

   When the idea of a statue first came up he said: ‘No, I want them to embalm me’.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=embalm
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Embalm
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=embalm
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embalm
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=embalm