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mummify

mum·mi·fy

mummify

 
pronunciation:
muh mih faI
parts of speech:
transitive verb, intransitive verb
features:
Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: mummifies, mummifying, mummified
definition 1: to transform (a dead body) into a mummy by embalming and drying.
definition 2: to cause to resemble a mummy by drying or embalming.
 
part of speech: intransitive verb
definition: to dry up and shrivel so as to resemble a mummy.
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derivation: mummification (n.)