Definition of Mummify

Mum´mi`fy
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.


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