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mummify
[ muhm-uh-fahy ]
verb (used with object)
- to make (a dead body) into a mummy, as by embalming and drying.
- to make (something) resemble a mummy; dry or shrivel up:
The dead lizard was mummified by the hot desert air.
- to preserve (an idea, institution, custom, etc.) that may have outlived its usefulness or relevance:
Those mummified customs have no place in society today.
verb (used without object)
- to dry or shrivel up.
mummify
/ ˈ³¾ÊŒ³¾ÉªËŒ´Ú²¹Éª /
verb
- tr to preserve the body of (a human or animal) as a mummy
- intr to dry up; shrivel
- tr to preserve (an outdated idea, institution, etc) while making lifeless
Derived Forms
- ËŒ³¾³Ü³¾³¾¾±´Ú¾±Ëˆ³¦²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¾³Ü³¾î€…m¾±Â·´Ú¾±Â·³¦²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
- ³ó²¹±ô´Ú-³¾³Ü³¾î€ƒm¾±Â·´Ú¾±±ð»å adjective
- ³Ü²Ô·³¾³Ü³¾î€ƒm¾±Â·´Ú¾±±ð»å adjective
- ³Ü²Ô·³¾³Ü³¾î€ƒm¾±Â·´Ú²âi²Ô²µ adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
Redacted videos of the couple’s mummified bodies captured on police bodycam recordings could be released if they are blurred, the court ruled.
An Anglican church in Dublin has been unable to reopen a historic crypt to the public since the remains of mummified bodies were damaged in an arson attack.
The inquest heard how Ms Winham's body was "mummified and almost skeletal" when it was found at her council flat in Devonshire Avenue.
Researchers found Thutmose II's mummified remains two centuries ago but its original burial site had never been located.
Even after 5,000 years in a sarcophagus, mummified bodies from ancient Egypt still smell quite nice, scientists have discovered.
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