mummify[verb]Synonyms: wither, dry up, mummy, shrivel, welter, wilt, wizen
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mum‧mi‧fy /ˈmʌmɪfaɪ/
verb (
past tense and past participle mummified,
present participle mummifying,
third person singular mummifies)
[transitive] to preserve a dead body by putting special oils on it and wrapping it with cloth
—mummification /ˌmʌmɪfəˈkeɪʃ
ən, ˌmʌmɪfɪˈkeɪʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲