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embalm
verb
1 the Egyptians used citrus juices for embalming their dead:
preserve, mummify, lay out, anoint.
2 the poem ought to embalm his memory:
conserve, preserve, immortalize, enshrine;
cherish, treasure, store, consecrate.
embalm Oxford Dictionary of English