Mummify Definition

mummify
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"

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