MUMMIFY


Meaning of MUMMIFY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmə-mi-ˌfī ]

verb

( -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 ˌmə-mi-fə-ˈkā-shən noun

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