- 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.