Mummify
Pronunciation: /ˈmʌməˌfaɪ/
Mummify (verb)
- To preserve a dead body so it becomes a mummy.
- To become a mummy by being preserved after death.
Examples
- They mummify the body to preserve it as a mummy.
- In ancient Egypt, priests mummify people so they do not decay.
Common collocations: mummify a body, mummify a corpse, mummify a mummy, mummify the remains, mummify the body