mummify
(verb)
verb
1. preserve while making lifeless
- mummified ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of
Definition categories: stative, continue, preserve, uphold
2. remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it
- Th Egyptians mummified their pharaohs
Definition categories: possession, embalm
3. dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture
- a mummified body was found