- (v.t.) To preserve from decay or oblivion as if with balm; to perpetuate in remembrance.
- (v.t.) To fill or imbue with sweet odor; to perfume.
- (v.t.) To anoint all over with balm; especially, to preserve from decay by means of balm or other aromatic oils or spices; to fill or impregnate (a dead body), with aromatics and drugs that it may resist putrefaction.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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