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Definition of embalm verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

embalm

verb

NAmE//ɪmˈbɑm//

embalm somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they embalm

he / she / it embalms

past simple embalmed

-ing form embalming

to prevent a dead body from decaying by treating it with special substances to preserve it

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