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sarcophagize

sarcophagize verb: to enclose in a sarcophagus.

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
    • Now they were going to sarcophagize and memorialize Dickens.2020, A. N. Wilson, The Mystery of Charles Dickens

Forms of sarcophagize

third-person singular presentsarcophagizes
present participlesarcophagizing
past participlesarcophagized
pastsarcophagized
alternative formsarcophagise

Questions about sarcophagize

What does sarcophagize mean?
Sarcophagize means to enclose in a sarcophagus.
What part of speech is sarcophagize?
Sarcophagize is a verb.
What is the past tense of sarcophagize?
The past tense of sarcophagize is sarcophagized.

Words near sarcophagize in the dictionary

  1. sarcophagine
  2. sarcophagise
  3. sarcophagised
  4. sarcophagises
  5. sarcophagising
  6. sarcophagize
  7. sarcophagized
  8. sarcophagizes
  9. sarcophagizing
  10. sarcophagous
  11. sarcophagus

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