ˈməməˌfī verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Etymology: mummy (I) + -fy
transitive verb
1. : to embalm and dry (as the body of an animal)
cats and other sacred animals of Egypt were mummified like kings — Emma Hawkridge
2.
a. : to make into or like a mummy
dead love affairs, mummified and bound in a book — C.W.Cunnington
Arab women … bundled up and mummified, white shadows scurrying — Vincent Sheean
mummified customs that have long outlasted their usefulness — W.R.Inge
b. : to cause to dry up and shrivel
brown rot not only causes decay of fruits but mummifies many of them — Raymond Bush
3. : to wrap (a body) in sheets to restrain movement
intransitive verb
: to dry up and shrivel like a mummy