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   entomb

   /ɪnˈtuːm/

   verb

   • 1. place (a dead body) in a tomb: "mummified bodies were entombed in the pyramids of Egypt"
   • ▪ bury or trap within something: "many people died, most entombed in collapsed buildings"

   Word Origin late Middle English (formerly also as intomb): from Old French entomber, from en- ‘in’ + tombe ‘tomb’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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