Origin: Latin
suffix -ify
Mummify has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
preserve while making lifeless
"mummified ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of"
2
remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it
"Th Egyptians mummified their pharaohs"
3
dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture
"a mummified body was found"
4
To make into a mummy, by preserving a dead body.
Example Sentences
"mummified ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of"
verb
"Th Egyptians mummified their pharaohs"
verb
"a mummified body was found"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)