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mummify - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'mummify' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Mummify [ v. t.]
- To embalm and dry as a mummy; to make into, or like, a mummy.

Meaning of 'mummify' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . mummify [ v]
Meaning (1):
- dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture
Example in sentence:
  • a mummified body was found
Meaning (2):
- preserve while making lifeless
Example in sentence:
  • mummified ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of
Meaning (3):
- remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it
Example in sentence:
  • Th Egyptians mummified their pharaohs

Nearby Words:

mum mum-chance mumble mumbled mumblenews mumbler mumbling mumbo jumbo mumm mummed

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