mummify
verb
mum·mi·fy
ˈmə-mi-ˌfī 
mummified; mummifying
1
: to embalm and dry as or as if a mummy
2
a
: to make into or like a mummy
b
: to cause to dry up and shrivel
: to dry up and shrivel like a mummy
Examples of mummify in a Sentence
learning how ancient Egyptians mummified their dead
a body that mummified in the desert heat
a body that was mummified by the desert heat
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Betsy Arakawa found partially mummified, Gene Hackman was in separate room
Authorities found the actor in a mudroom near his cane, appearing to have fallen, while Arakawa was found in an open bathroom near a space heater, according to the warrant.
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Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
Arakawa’s face was bloated and her hands and feet appeared mummified, a sheriff’s deputy wrote in an affidavit.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Hackman, 95, and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 64, were found partially mummified in different rooms of their $3.3 million home on Wednesday.
—Megan Cartwright, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Remains such as these are often found mummified in places such as Alaska and Russia, wrote the National Park Service or NPS on its website.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
Arakawa’s face was bloated and her hands and feet appeared mummified, a sheriff’s deputy wrote in an affidavit.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Hackman, 95, and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 64, were found partially mummified in different rooms of their $3.3 million home on Wednesday.
—Megan Cartwright, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Remains such as these are often found mummified in places such as Alaska and Russia, wrote the National Park Service or NPS on its website.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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mummify
verb
mum·mi·fy
ˈməm-i-ˌfī
mummified; mummifying
1
: to embalm and dry as or like a mummy
2
: to dry up like the skin of a mummy : shrivel
Medical Definition
mummify
verb
mum·mi·fy
ˈməm-i-ˌfī
mummified; mummifying
1
: to embalm and dry as or as if a mummy
2
a
: to make into or like a mummy
b
: to cause to dry up and shrivel
: to dry up and shrivel like a mummy
a mummified fetus
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