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ENTOMB

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Place in a grave or tomb

Example:

My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday

Synonyms:

bury; entomb; inhume; inter; lay to rest

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "entomb" is one way to...):

lay; put down; repose (put in a horizontal position)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

Sam cannot entomb Sue

Derivation:

entombment (the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave)

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