MUMMIFY


Meaning of MUMMIFY in English

mum ‧ mi ‧ fy /ˈmʌmɪfaɪ/ BrE AmE 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 ə n, ˌmʌmɪfɪˈkeɪʃ ə n/ noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.