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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

sarcophagize en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (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

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
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