mummify
verb
mum·mi·fy
ˈmə-mi-ˌfī 
mummified; mummifying
1
: to embalm and dry as or as if a mummy
2
a
: to make into or like a mummy
b
: to cause to dry up and shrivel
: to dry up and shrivel like a mummy
Examples of mummify in a Sentence
learning how ancient Egyptians mummified their dead
a body that mummified in the desert heat
a body that was mummified by the desert heat
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The Chinchorro began mummifying their dead well before the Egyptians immortalized the practice.
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The individuals appeared to be mummified when they were found, The New York Post reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
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Yuka was found tucked away on a bluff, partially mummified and still covered in a shaggy mat of strawberry blonde hair and some flesh that had remained pink until its discovery.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 14 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
The Chinchorro began mummifying their dead well before the Egyptians immortalized the practice.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 28 Dec. 2025
The individuals appeared to be mummified when they were found, The New York Post reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Yuka was found tucked away on a bluff, partially mummified and still covered in a shaggy mat of strawberry blonde hair and some flesh that had remained pink until its discovery.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 14 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mummify
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mummify
verb
mum·mi·fy
ˈməm-i-ˌfī
mummified; mummifying
1
: to embalm and dry as or like a mummy
2
: to dry up like the skin of a mummy : shrivel
Medical Definition
mummify
verb
mum·mi·fy
ˈməm-i-ˌfī
mummified; mummifying
1
: to embalm and dry as or as if a mummy
2
a
: to make into or like a mummy
b
: to cause to dry up and shrivel
: to dry up and shrivel like a mummy
a mummified fetus
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