v.
Pronunciation: ' m ə -mi- ˌ f ī
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -fied ; -fy · ing
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
– mum · mi · fi · ca · tion \ ˌ m ə -mi-f ə - ' k ā -sh ə n \ noun