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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Researchers aren’t sure how exactly these new cats got mummified, but the caves’ dry conditions and stable temperature could have played a role, according to the new study published in the journal Communications Earth and Environment.
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Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
Of the 61 cheetahs found, seven were naturally mummified—dried and preserved by the Saudi Arabian desert.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 15 Jan. 2026
Ackerman’s remains were significantly decomposed and partially mummified, according to the autopsy report.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
But a religious savant’s preparations to be mummified occur against the backdrop of food shortages, riots, and a communications blackout from the rest of the Imperial Radch… which sounds like Ooioiaa going out with more of a bang than a whimper.
—Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
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Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
Of the 61 cheetahs found, seven were naturally mummified—dried and preserved by the Saudi Arabian desert.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 15 Jan. 2026
Ackerman’s remains were significantly decomposed and partially mummified, according to the autopsy report.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
But a religious savant’s preparations to be mummified occur against the backdrop of food shortages, riots, and a communications blackout from the rest of the Imperial Radch… which sounds like Ooioiaa going out with more of a bang than a whimper.
—Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Mummify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mummify. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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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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