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entomb (v.)

"to place in a tomb, bury, inter," 1570s, from Old French entomber "place in a tomb," from en- "in" (see en- (1)) + tombe "tomb" (see tomb). Related: Entombed; entombing. The earlier verb was simply tomb (c. 1300).

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Definitions of entomb from WordNet

entomb (v.)
place in a grave or tomb;
The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids
Synonyms: bury / inhume / inter / lay to rest
From wordnet.princeton.edu