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Verb: embalm  im'baam or em'baam
  1. Preserve a dead body
    "The undersigned acknowledges that the authorization encompasses permission to embalm at the Funeral Home facility"

Derived forms: embalmed, embalming, embalms

Type of: conserve, keep up, maintain, preserve

Encyclopedia: Embalm

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