MUMMIFY


Meaning of MUMMIFY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mʌmɪfaɪ ]

( mummifies, mummifying, mummified)

If a dead body is mummified , it is preserved, for example by rubbing it with special oils and wrapping it in cloth.

In America, people are paying up to $150,000 to be mummified after death.

...the mummified pharaoh.

= embalm

VERB : usu passive , be V-ed , V-ed

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне.