v. t. | 1. | To embalm and dry as a mummy; to make into, or like, a mummy. |
v. i. | 1. | To turn into a mummy-like corpse; to dry up with unusually little decomposition; - said of dead animals; |
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 |