mummify
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əˌfaɪ
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| —vb , -fies, -fying, -fied | |
| 1. | (tr) to preserve the body of (a human or animal) as a mummy |
| 2. | (intr) to dry up; shrivel |
| 3. | (tr) to preserve (an outdated idea, institution, etc) while making lifeless |
| mummifi'cation | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
In this arid and cold climate without the presence of scavengers, bodies mummify and remain for years.
Under some conditions, especially in well populated leaf or stem galls, numerous individuals will mummify without crawling away.
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