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Definition entomb in American English

entomb verb

[transitive] verb
/ɪnˈtum/
1

to put someone or something in or under something so that they cannot escape

Example

800 bodies are believed to be entombed in the wreck.

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1.1

to put a dead person in a tomb (=an underground room)

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Definition entomb in American English