MUMMIFY


Meaning of MUMMIFY in English

— mummification , n.

/mum"euh fuy'/ , v. , mummified, mummifying .

v.t.

1. to make (a dead body) into a mummy, as by embalming and drying.

2. to make (something) resemble a mummy.

v.i.

3. to dry or shrivel up.

[ 1620-30; MUMMY 1 + -FY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .