embalm

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English embaumen, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French embaumer, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French embasmer. See balm.

Verb

embalm (third-person singular simple present embalms, present participle embalming, simple past and past participle embalmed)

1. (transitive) To treat a corpse with preservatives in order to prevent decomposition.
   • Bible, Genesis 50:2

     And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father.

2. (transitive) To perfume or add fragrance to something.

Derived terms

• embalming
• embalmer

Translations

to treat a corpse in order to prevent decomposition

• Bulgarian: балсамирам (balsamiram)
• Czech: balzamovat
• Dutch: balsemen (nl)
• Finnish: palsamoida
• French: embaumer (fr)
• German: einbalsamieren (de)
• Greek: ταριχεύω (el) (tarichévo)

  Ancient: ταριχεύω (tarikheúō)

• Ido: embalmar (io)
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• Irish: balsamaigh
• Italian: imbalsamare (it)
• Latin: condiō
• Portuguese: embalsamar (pt)
• Russian: бальзамировать (ru) (balʹzamirovatʹ)
• Spanish: embalsamar (es)
• Swedish: balsamera (sv)
• Turkish: tahnitlemek, tahnit etmek

to perfume

• Finnish: parfymoida, hajustaa
• French: embaumer (fr)
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• Latin: condiō
• Portuguese: embalsamar (pt)