mummify meaning and definition

MUMMIFY verb

Definition of 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"
   • synonyms: dry up