• IPA: /ɪmˈbɑːm/

embalm (embalms, present participle embalming; past and past participle embalmed)

1. (transitive) To treat a corpse with preservatives in order to prevent decomposition.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981 ↗, Genesis 50:2 ↗:

     And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father.

2. (transitive) To perfume or add fragrance to something.

• French: embaumer
• German: einbalsamieren
• Italian: imbalsamare
• Portuguese: embalsamar
• Russian: бальзамировать
• Spanish: embalsamar

• French: embaumer
• Portuguese: embalsamar