ə̇n.ˈtüm, en.- transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English entoumben, from Middle French entomber, from en- en- (I) + tombe tomb — more at tomb
1. : to deposit in a tomb : bury , inter , inhume
sixty men were entombed by the mine explosion
2. : to serve as a tomb for
a rocky hillside entombs the fallen hero
the sea entombs the lost schooner and her crew