Definition of "entomb" [en•tomb]

• To place in or as if in a tomb or grave. (verb-transitive)
• To serve as a tomb for. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "And his defpifed name entomb'd In dark oblivion lie i"
• "They would bury the entire nuclear power plant in asphalt and "entomb" it in place."
• "Most English translations give "entomb" for "begraben," but I've been struck by the way the English word "engrave" includes the same root."