transitive. To embalm. archaic.

To impregnate (a dead body) with spices, to preserve it from decay.

transitive. To treat with aromatic gums, as in flavouring wine or embalming a corpse. Obsolete.

transitive. To smear or rub (a dead body) with oil, spices, or another substance, typically in preparation for burial or to preserve it from decay…

transitive. To embalm. Also figurative. Obsolete.

transitive. To embalm, to preserve with spices. Obsolete.

In embalming (see quots.). Obsolete.

To embalm. Also figurative.

transitive. To embalm. rare.