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| em·balm [ em bm ] (past and past participle em·balmed, present participle em·balm·ing, 3rd person present singular em·balms) |
transitive verb |
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1. preserve dead body: to treat a dead body with a preservative substance in order to stop it decaying
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2. keep something intact: to protect something from change
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formal
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3. perfume something: to give a sweet scent to something
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literary
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| [14th century. < French embaumer< baume "balm"] |
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  em·balm·er noun |
| em·balm·ment noun |
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