mummify (verb)

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• mummify — ► VERB (mummifies, mummified) 1) (especially in ancient Egypt) preserve (a body) as a mummy. 2) dry up (a body) and so preserve it. DERIVATIVES mummification noun …   English terms dictionary

• mummify — verb ( fied; fying) Date: 1628 transitive verb 1. to embalm and dry as or as if a mummy 2. a. to make into or like a mummy b. to cause to dry up and shrivel intransitive verb to dry up and shrivel like a mummy • mummification noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• mummify — verb a) To make into a mummy, by preserving a dead body. b) To become a mummy. See Also: embalm, mummification …   Wiktionary

• mummify — verb (mummifies, mummifying mummified) [usu. as adjective mummified] 1》 (especially in ancient Egypt) preserve (a body) as a mummy. 2》 dry up (a body) and so preserve it. Derivatives mummification noun …   English new terms dictionary

• mummify — verb (T) to preserve a dead body by putting special oils on it and wrapping it with cloth mummification, noun (U) mummy / mVmi/ noun (C) 1 BrE a word meaning mother, used by or to young children; mommy AmE 2 a dead body that has been preserved by …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• mummify — UK [ˈmʌmɪfaɪ] / US [ˈmʌmɪˌfaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms mummify : present tense I/you/we/they mummify he/she/it mummifies present participle mummifying past tense mummified past participle mummified to preserve a dead body by treating it with …   English dictionary

• mummify — [c]/ˈmʌməfaɪ / (say mumuhfuy) verb (mummified, mummifying) –verb (t) 1. to make (a dead body) into a mummy, as by embalming and drying. 2. to make like a mummy. –verb (i) 3. to dry or shrivel up. –mummification /mʌməfəˈkeɪʃən/ (say mumuhfuh… …  

• mummify — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. embalm, dry up, mortify; see preserve 3 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. dry, shrivel, preserve, desiccate, embalm, swaddle. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make or become no longer fresh or shapely because of loss of… …   English dictionary for students

• mummify — mum|mi|fy [ mʌmı,faı ] verb transitive to preserve a dead body by treating it with special oils and wrapping it in long narrow pieces of cloth to prevent it from decaying ╾ mum|mi|fi|ca|tion [ ,mʌmıfı keıʃn ] noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• mummify — [[t]mʌ̱mɪfaɪ[/t]] mummifies, mummifying, mummified VERB: usu passive If a dead body is mummified, it is preserved, for example by rubbing it with special oils and wrapping it in cloth. [be V ed] In America, people are paying up to $150,000 to be… …   English dictionary

• dry up — verb 1. lose water or moisture (Freq. 2) In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly • Syn: ↑exsiccate, ↑dehydrate, ↑desiccate • Ant: ↑hydrate (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary