entomb Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb place in a grave or tomb
    lay to rest; inhume; inter; bury.
    • 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

WordNet

En*tomb" transitive verb
Etymology
Pref. en- + tomb: cf. OF. entomber.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Entombed ; present participle & verbal noun Entombing
Definitions
  1. To deposit in a tomb, as a dead body; to bury; to inter; to inhume. Hooker.

Webster 1913