mummify
🇺🇸
/ˈmʌmɪfaɪ/
🇬🇧
/ˈmʌmɪfaɪ/
verb
R
To treat a dead body with special chemicals and wrap it in cloth to prevent it from decaying.
The ancient Egyptians mummified their pharaohs to honor them and to prepare them for the afterlife.
translation
To treat a dead body with special chemicals and wrap it in cloth to prevent it from decaying.
Word Forms
3rd Present
mummifies
Past
mummified
Perfect
mummified
Progressive
mummifying