Dictionary Check: mummify

"mummify" is a valid word!

Scrabble 19 points
Words with Friends 22 points

Definition

verb

preserve while making lifeless

Example: "mummified ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of"
verb

remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it

Example: "The Egyptians mummified their pharaohs"
verb

dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture

Example: "a mummified body was found"
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