Definition
To remove the process of embalming from a preserved body or to undo the embalming of a corpse.
Etymology
From dis- (opposite) + embalm (to treat and preserve a dead body with chemicals). The prefix dis- appeared in Middle English from Old French, while embalm comes from em- + balm, from Arabic 'balasm.' The word literally means 'to reverse the embalming process.'
Kelly Says
This is an extremely rare word that appears almost nowhere in everyday speech, but it's a perfect example of how English's prefix system lets us theoretically 'un-do' almost any action—even ancient mummification techniques!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ እንዳ ነው
en-de en-da ne-w
ARالعربية
إزالة البلم
i-za-la al-balm
BNবাংলা
শরীরের মৃত্যু
shor-eer-er mor-tyu
CACatalà
dibuixar
dee-bwee-yar
CSČeština
balzamovat
bal-za-mo-vat
DADansk
balsamere
bal-sa-me-reh
DEDeutsch
ausbalsamieren
owz-bal-sa-mee-ren
ELΕλληνικά
εμβάλλωμα
em-bal-lo-ma
ESEspañol
desembalmar
deh-sen-bal-mar
FAفارسی
embalming
em-bal-ming
FISuomi
balsamointi
bal-sa-mo-in-ti
FRFrançais
désémbaumement
deh-seh-bwahl-mahn
HEעברית
embalming
em-bal-ming
HIहिन्दी
शव को बलिदान करना
shav ko bali-daan karna
HUMagyar
balsamozni
bal-sa-mo-zni
IDBahasa Indonesia
membalut jenazah
mem-bal-ut je-na-zah
ITItaliano
disinbalmare
dee-sin-bal-ma-reh
JA日本語
遺体 embalming
i-tai embalming
KO한국어
신체를 방부처리하다
sin-che-reul bang-bu-cheo-ri-ha-da
MSBahasa Melayu
pembalutan
pe-mbal-u-tan
NLNederlands
embalmeren
em-bal-me-ren
NONorsk
balsamere
bal-sa-me-reh
PLPolski
balsamować
bal-sa-mo-vat
PTPortuguês
desembalmar
deh-sen-bal-mar
RORomână
a embalama
a em-ba-la-ma
RUРусский
выполнить бальзамирование
vy-pol-nit bal-za-mee-ro-va-nie
SVSvenska
balsamera
bal-sa-me-rah
SWKiswahili
kucha
koo-cha
THไทย
ทำพิธีฝังศพ
tham pi-ti-fang-sap
TLTL
pag-aembalm
pa-ga-em-balm
TRTürkçe
ölü bedeni embalme
olu bedeni embalme
UKУкраїнська
виконати бальзамування
vy-kon-at bal-za-mu-vannya
VITiếng Việt
thưc hiện mummification
thuc hien mummification
ZUZU
umfanekiso
oom-fa-neh-kee-soh