Dictionary Entry
embalm
embalm is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 16 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
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.
- 2transitive verb
To fill or imbue with sweet odor; to perfume.
- 3transitive verb
To preserve from decay or oblivion as if with balm; to perpetuate in remembrance.
- 4verb
preserve a dead body
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