sarcophagize en · VERB
Meanings
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(transitive) To enclose in a sarcophagus.
Normally a dead crew member would be sarcophagized and laid out in one of the smaller bays for twenty-four hours; after a formal ceremony the body was jettisoned into space.
2013, Chang Terhune, Harvestman, page 132:Now they were going to sarcophagize and memorialize Dickens.
2020, A. N. Wilson, The Mystery of Charles Dickens:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sarcophagise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| sarcophagizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sarcophagizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| sarcophagized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sarcophagized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |