MUMMIFY
- to preserve by embalming, also MUMMY [v MUMMIFIED, MUMMIFYING, MUMMIFIES]
- to preserve by embalming [v MUMMIFIED, MUMMIFIES, MUMMIFYING]
- (esp. in ancient Egypt) Preserve (a body) by embalming it and wrapping it in cloth
- Shrivel or dry up (a body or a thing), thus preserving it