| VERB | stative | mummify | preserve while making lifeless |
|---|---|---|---|
| possession | mummify | remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it | |
| change | mummify, dry up | dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture |
| Sounds | mah'mahfay. | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acidify ... vilify: 78 rhymes with fay... | |
| Meaning | preserve while making lifeless. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve | Keep or maintain in unaltered condition |
| Nouns | mummification | a condition resembling that of a mummy |
| Meaning | Remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | embalm | preserve a dead body |
| Similar to | mummify, dry up | dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture |
| Spanish | momificar | |
| Catalan | momificar | |
| Nouns | mummification | embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping / wrapping it as a mummy |
| mummy | a body embalmed and dried / dried and wrapped / wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt) | |
| Meaning | dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonym | dry up | |
| Broader | shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither | wither, as with a loss of moisture |
| Similar to | mummify | Remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it |
| Spanish | momificarse, momificar, secarse | |
| Catalan | momificar-se, momificar | |
| Nouns | mummy | a body embalmed and dried / dried and wrapped / wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt) |
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