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- Dictionaryem·balm/əmˈbä(l)m/
verb
- 1. preserve (a corpse) from decay, originally with spices and now usually by arterial injection of a preservative: "his body was embalmed and buried in Westminster Abbey" Similar
- 2. give a pleasant fragrance to: archaic "the sweetness of the linden trees embalmed all the air"
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