Associations to the word «Mummify»

Wiktionary

MUMMIFY, verb. (transitive) To make into a mummy, by preserving a dead body.
MUMMIFY, verb. (intransitive) To become a mummy.

Dictionary definition

MUMMIFY, verb. Preserve while making lifeless; "mummified ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of".
MUMMIFY, verb. Remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it; "Th Egyptians mummified their pharaohs".
MUMMIFY, verb. Dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture; "a mummified body was found".

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