Mummify

v. t.	1.	To embalm and dry as a mummy; to make into, or like, a mummy. [imp. & p. p. Mummified ; p. pr. & vb. n. Mummifying .]
v. i.	1.	To turn into a mummy-like corpse; to dry up with unusually little decomposition; - said of dead animals; as, A mummified body was found in the attic.

Verb	1.	mummify - preserve while making lifeless; "mummified ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of"
	2.	mummify - remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it; "Th Egyptians mummified their pharaos"
	3.	mummify - dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture; "a mummified body was found" Synonyms: dry up

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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