Meaning Of The Word Mummify

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What's The Definition Of Mummify?

mummify
If a dead body is mummified, it is preserved, for example by rubbing it with special oils and wrapping it in cloth.

mummify in American English
to make into or like a mummy
to shrivel or dry up
intransitive verb: to dry or shrivel up
transitive verb: to make (a dead body) into a mummy, as by embalming and drying

mummify in British English
verb: to preserve the body of (a human or animal) as a mummy

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