'Embalm' definitions:
Definition of 'embalm'
From: WordNet
verb
Preserve a dead body
Definition of 'Embalm'
From: GCIDE
- Embalm \Em*balm"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embalmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Embalming.] [F. embaumer; pref. em- (L. in) + baume balm. See Balm.]
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
- Joseph commanded his servants, the physicians, to embalm ?is father; and the physicians embalmed Israel. --Gem. l. 2. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To fill or imbue with sweet odor; to perfume. [1913 Webster]
- With fresh dews embalmed the earth. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To preserve from decay or oblivion as if with balm; to perpetuate in remembrance. [1913 Webster]
- Those tears eternal that embalm the dead. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'embalm'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- anhydrate,
- aromatize,
- blast-freeze,
- brine,
- cense,
- corn,
- cure,
- dehydrate,
- desiccate,
- dry,
- dry-cure,
- dry-salt,
- eternalize,
- eternize,
- evaporate,
- freeze,
- freeze-dry,
- fume,
- fumigate,
- immortalize,
- incense,
- irradiate,
- jerk,
- keep alive,
- keep fresh,
- kipper,
- lay out,
- lie in state,
- marinade,
- marinate,
- monumentalize,
- mummify,
- odorize,
- perennialize,
- perfume,
- perpetuate,
- pickle,
- preservatize,
- preserve,
- preserve from oblivion,
- quick-freeze,
- refrigerate,
- salt,
- scent,
- season,
- smoke,
- smoke-cure,
- stuff,
- thurify