verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To make into a mummy, by preserving a dead body. transitive
2. 2
   dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture wordnet
3. 3
   To become a mummy. intransitive
4. 4
   remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it wordnet
5. 5
   preserve while making lifeless wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

air-dryanhydratebakeblast-freezeblotbrine

Etymology

From mummy + -ify. Compare later French momifier.

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