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mum·mi·fy M0482300 (mŭm′ə-fī′)v. mum·mi·fied, mum·mi·fy·ing, mum·mi·fies v.tr.1. To make into a mummy by embalming and drying.2. To cause to shrivel and dry up.v.intr. To shrivel or dry up like a mummy. mum′mi·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.mummify (ˈmʌmɪˌfaɪ) vb, -fies, -fying or -fied1. (Archaeology) (tr) to preserve the body of (a human or animal) as a mummy2. (intr) to dry up; shrivel3. (tr) to preserve (an outdated idea, institution, etc) while making lifeless ˌmummifiˈcation nmum•mi•fy (ˈmʌm əˌfaɪ) v. -fied, -fy•ing. v.t. 1. to make (a dead body) into a mummy. 2. to make (something) resemble a mummy. v.i. 3. to dry or shrivel up. [1620–30] mum`mi•fi•ca′tion, n. mummify Past participle: mummified Gerund: mummifying
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I mummify | you mummify | he/she/it mummifies | we mummify | you mummify | they mummify |
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I mummified | you mummified | he/she/it mummified | we mummified | you mummified | they mummified |
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I am mummifying | you are mummifying | he/she/it is mummifying | we are mummifying | you are mummifying | they are mummifying |
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I have mummified | you have mummified | he/she/it has mummified | we have mummified | you have mummified | they have mummified |
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I was mummifying | you were mummifying | he/she/it was mummifying | we were mummifying | you were mummifying | they were mummifying |
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I had mummified | you had mummified | he/she/it had mummified | we had mummified | you had mummified | they had mummified |
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I will mummify | you will mummify | he/she/it will mummify | we will mummify | you will mummify | they will mummify |
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I will have mummified | you will have mummified | he/she/it will have mummified | we will have mummified | you will have mummified | they will have mummified |
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I will be mummifying | you will be mummifying | he/she/it will be mummifying | we will be mummifying | you will be mummifying | they will be mummifying |
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I have been mummifying | you have been mummifying | he/she/it has been mummifying | we have been mummifying | you have been mummifying | they have been mummifying |
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I will have been mummifying | you will have been mummifying | he/she/it will have been mummifying | we will have been mummifying | you will have been mummifying | they will have been mummifying |
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I had been mummifying | you had been mummifying | he/she/it had been mummifying | we had been mummifying | you had been mummifying | they had been mummifying |
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I would mummify | you would mummify | he/she/it would mummify | we would mummify | you would mummify | they would mummify |
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I would have mummified | you would have mummified | he/she/it would have mummified | we would have mummified | you would have mummified | they would have mummified | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | mummify - preserve while making lifeless; "mummified ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of"preserve, uphold, carry on, continue, bear on - keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions" | | 2. | mummify - remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it; "Th Egyptians mummified their pharaohs"dry up, mummify - dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture; "a mummified body was found"embalm - preserve a dead body | | 3. | mummify - dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture; "a mummified body was found"dry upshrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither - wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"mummify - remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it; "Th Egyptians mummified their pharaohs" |
mummifyverbTo make or become no longer fresh or shapely because of loss of moisture:dry up, sear, shrivel, wither, wizen.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeMummificationMedicalSeemummificationmummifyenUK
Synonyms for mummifyverb to make or become no longer fresh or shapely because of loss of moistureSynonyms- dry up
- sear
- shrivel
- wither
- wizen
Synonyms for mummifyverb preserve while making lifelessRelated Words- preserve
- uphold
- carry on
- continue
- bear on
verb remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve itRelated Wordsverb dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moistureSynonymsRelated Words- shrink
- shrivel
- shrivel up
- wither
- mummify
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