sarcophagize

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verb

To enclose in a sarcophagus.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person sarcophagizes · participle present sarcophagizing · participle past sarcophagized · past sarcophagized · alternative sarcophagise

  1. transitiveTo enclose in a sarcophagus.

    Now they were going to sarcophagize and memorialize Dickens.

    2020, A. N. Wilson, The Mystery of Charles Dickens
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    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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
sarcophagus
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APA

sarcophagize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sarcophagize

MLA

“sarcophagize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sarcophagize. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sarcophagize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sarcophagize.

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