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embalm - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'embalm' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Embalm [ v. t.]
- 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.
- To fill or imbue with sweet odor; to perfume.
- To preserve from decay or oblivion as if with balm; to perpetuate in remembrance.