| 单词 | mummify |
| 释义 | mummify[ muhm-uh-fahy ] / ˈmʌm əˌfaɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mummify ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), mum·mi·fied, mum·mi·fy·ing.to make (a dead body) into a mummy, as by embalming and drying. to make (something) resemble a mummy; dry or shrivel up: The dead lizard was mummified by the hot desert air. to preserve (an idea, institution, custom, etc.) that may have outlived its usefulness or relevance: Those mummified customs have no place in society today. verb (used without object), mum·mi·fied, mum·mi·fy·ing.to dry or shrivel up. Origin of mummifyFirst recorded in 1620–30; mummy1 + -fy OTHER WORDS FROM mummifymum·mi·fi·ca·tion, nounhalf-mum·mi·fied, adjectiveun·mum·mi·fied, adjectiveun·mum·mi·fy·ing, adjectiveWords nearby mummifymummer, Mummerset, mummery, mummichog, mummification, mummify, mummy, mummy bag, mummy porn, mump, mumps Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mummify
British Dictionary definitions for mummifymummify / (ˈmʌmɪˌfaɪ) / verb -fies, -fying or -fied(tr) to preserve the body of (a human or animal) as a mummy (intr) to dry up; shrivel (tr) to preserve (an outdated idea, institution, etc) while making lifeless Derived forms of mummifymummification, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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