Meaning of MUMMIFY
| Pronunciation: | | 'mumu`fI
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- [v] dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture; "a mummified body was found"
- [v] remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it; "Th Egyptians mummified their pharaos"
- [v] preserve while making lifeless; "mummified ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of"
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| | Synonyms: | | dry up |
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| | See Also: | | bear on, carry on, continue, embalm, preserve, shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, uphold, wither | |
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| | Definition: | | \Mum"mi*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mummified}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Mummifying}.] [Mummy + -fy: cf. F. momifier.]
To embalm and dry as a mummy; to make into, or like, a mummy.
--Hall (1646).
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| | Related Terms: | | air-dry, anhydrate, bake, blast-freeze, blot, brine, brush, burn, corn, cure, dehumidify, dehydrate, desiccate, drain, dry, dry up, dry-cure, dry-salt, embalm, evaporate, exsiccate, fire, freeze, freeze-dry, fume, insolate, irradiate, jerk, kiln, kipper, lay out, lie in state, marinade, marinate, mummy, parch, pickle, preservatize, quick-freeze, refrigerate, rub, salt, scorch, sear, season, shrivel, smoke, smoke-cure, soak up, sponge, stuff, sun, sun-dry, swab, torrefy, towel, weazen, welter, wilt, wipe, wither, wizen |
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