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entomb
en·tomb E0163000 (ĕn-to͞om′)tr.v. en·tombed, en·tomb·ing, en·tombs 1. To place in or as if in a tomb or grave.2. To serve as a tomb for. en·tomb′ment n.entomb (ɪnˈtuːm) vb (tr) 1. to place in or as if in a tomb; bury; inter2. to serve as a tomb for enˈtombment nen•tomb (ɛnˈtum) v.t. 1. to place in or as if in a tomb; bury. 2. to serve as a tomb for. [1425–75; < Middle French entomber] en•tomb′ment, n. entomb Past participle: entombed Gerund: entombing
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I entomb | you entomb | he/she/it entombs | we entomb | you entomb | they entomb |
Preterite |
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I entombed | you entombed | he/she/it entombed | we entombed | you entombed | they entombed |
Present Continuous |
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I am entombing | you are entombing | he/she/it is entombing | we are entombing | you are entombing | they are entombing |
Present Perfect |
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I have entombed | you have entombed | he/she/it has entombed | we have entombed | you have entombed | they have entombed |
Past Continuous |
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I was entombing | you were entombing | he/she/it was entombing | we were entombing | you were entombing | they were entombing |
Past Perfect |
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I had entombed | you had entombed | he/she/it had entombed | we had entombed | you had entombed | they had entombed |
Future |
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I will entomb | you will entomb | he/she/it will entomb | we will entomb | you will entomb | they will entomb |
Future Perfect |
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I will have entombed | you will have entombed | he/she/it will have entombed | we will have entombed | you will have entombed | they will have entombed |
Future Continuous |
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I will be entombing | you will be entombing | he/she/it will be entombing | we will be entombing | you will be entombing | they will be entombing |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been entombing | you have been entombing | he/she/it has been entombing | we have been entombing | you have been entombing | they have been entombing |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been entombing | you will have been entombing | he/she/it will have been entombing | we will have been entombing | you will have been entombing | they will have been entombing |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been entombing | you had been entombing | he/she/it had been entombing | we had been entombing | you had been entombing | they had been entombing |
Conditional |
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I would entomb | you would entomb | he/she/it would entomb | we would entomb | you would entomb | they would entomb |
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I would have entombed | you would have entombed | he/she/it would have entombed | we would have entombed | you would have entombed | they would have entombed | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | entomb - place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday"inhume, inter, lay to rest, burylay, put down, repose - put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed" |
entombverb bury, inter, lay to rest, sepulchre, place in a tomb, inhume, inurn He was entombed here in this crypt alongside his predecessors.entombverbTo place (a corpse) in or as if in a grave:bury, inhume, inter, lay.Idiom: lay to rest.Translationsentomb
entomb (someone or something) in (something)To enclose, trap, or contain someone or something in something. We entombed the dead bird in the box before burying it in the backyard.See also: entombentombsomeone or an animal in something to imprison someone or an animal in a tomblike enclosure. Please don't entomb me in that huge, cold office. Unknowingly, when they closed the door, they had entombed a tiny mouse in the church.entomb
Synonyms for entombverb burySynonyms- bury
- inter
- lay to rest
- sepulchre
- place in a tomb
- inhume
- inurn
Synonyms for entombverb to place (a corpse) in or as if in a graveSynonymsSynonyms for entombverb place in a grave or tombSynonyms- inhume
- inter
- lay to rest
- bury
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