mummify

English

Etymology

From mummy +‎ -ify. Compare later French momifier.[1]

Verb

mummify (third-person singular simple present mummifies, present participle mummifying, simple past and past participle mummified)

  1. (transitive) To make into a mummy, by preserving a dead body.
    Synonym: mummy (dated)
    Hypernym: embalm
  2. (intransitive) To become a mummy.

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References

  1. ^ “mummify, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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