embalm
verb
em·balm
im-ˈbä(l)m 
em-
embalmed; embalming; embalms
1
: to treat (a dead body) so as to protect from decay
2
: to fill with sweet odors : perfume
3
: to protect from decay or oblivion : preserve
embalm a hero's memory
4
: to fix in a static condition
embalmer
noun
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The professionalization era of policing that began in the early 20th century and the federal embalming of the 1960s with President Johnson's war on crime began shifting perceptions.
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Philip V. McHarris, TIME, 30 July 2024
Some plans may also offer coverage for temporary storage, embalming or cremation and other costs.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024
The Modern Funeral Management curriculum, which is also the country’s first undergraduate major in this field, aims to equip students with a variety of skills such as body embalming and preservation, palliative care and grief consolation, as well as body cremation and funeral equipment maintenance.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2024
Her skin had been embalmed with juniper and frankincense.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
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Philip V. McHarris, TIME, 30 July 2024
Some plans may also offer coverage for temporary storage, embalming or cremation and other costs.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024
The Modern Funeral Management curriculum, which is also the country’s first undergraduate major in this field, aims to equip students with a variety of skills such as body embalming and preservation, palliative care and grief consolation, as well as body cremation and funeral equipment maintenance.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2024
Her skin had been embalmed with juniper and frankincense.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Embalm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embalm. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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embalm
verb
em·balm
im-ˈbä(l)m
: to treat a dead body with special preparations to preserve it from decay
embalmer
noun
Medical Definition
embalm
transitive verb
em·balm
im-ˈbä(l)m, New England also -ˈbȧm
: to treat (a dead body) so as to protect from decay
embalmer
noun
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