entomb
🇺🇸
/ɪnˈtuːm/
🇬🇧
/ɪnˈtuːm/
verb
R
to cover or bury something completely, so it cannot be seen or found
The earthquake victims were entombed in the rubble of their homes.
R
to place a dead body in a tomb or a grave
The ancient Egyptian pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids.
translation
to cover or bury something completely, so it cannot be seen or found; to place a dead body in a tomb or a grave
Word Forms
3rd Present
entombs
Past
entombed
Perfect
entombed
Progressive
entombing