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sarcophagise

sarcophagise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of sarcophagize.

Meaning of sarcophagize

Verb

sarcophagize (third-person singular simple present sarcophagizes, present participle sarcophagizing, simple past and past participle sarcophagized)

  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

Forms of sarcophagise

third-person singular presentsarcophagises
present participlesarcophagising
past participlesarcophagised
pastsarcophagised

Questions about sarcophagise

What is sarcophagise the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of?
Sarcophagise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of sarcophagize.

Words near sarcophagise in the dictionary

  1. sarcophagi
  2. sarcophagic
  3. sarcophagid
  4. sarcophagids
  5. sarcophagine
  6. sarcophagise
  7. sarcophagised
  8. sarcophagises
  9. sarcophagising
  10. sarcophagize
  11. sarcophagized

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