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entomb

/ɪnˈtuːm/verb

उच्चारण इन्टूम

मक़बरे में दफ़नाना, समाधि में रखना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sb/sth (in sth) formal

    to bury or place a dead body in a tomb

    मक़बरे में दफ़नाना, समाधि में रखना

    • The emperor was entombed in a marble mausoleum.

    Synonyms bury inter lay to rest

    Opposite exhume disinter

  2. 2

    [T] ~ sb/sth (in sth)

    to bury or trap somebody or something so that they cannot get out, often under rubble or rock (often passive)

    (मलबे आदि में) दबा देना, फँसा देना

    • Several workers were entombed when the mine collapsed.
    • Insects entombed in amber for millions of years

    Synonyms trap bury encase

◇Word family
entombment noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

bury inter lay to rest trap encase

Antonyms

exhume disinter

§Grammar and usage

The b in entomb is silent, as in tomb, so it is said in-TOOM.

Entomb का b silent होता है, जैसे tomb में, इसलिए इसे इन-टूम बोला जाता है।