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mummified

UK
/ˈmʌməfaɪd/
US
/ˈmʌməˌfaɪd/

Translations

mummifiedadjective
more mummified
Comp.
most mummified
Super.
UK
/ˈmʌməfaɪd/
US
/ˈmʌməˌfaɪd/
momifiéSens littéral et figuré courant.
The mummified remains were discovered in the ancient tomb.
Les restes momifiés ont été découverts dans l'ancien tombeau.
Additional translations
desséchéEmployé pour un aspect sec, flétri ou ratatiné.
ratatinéPlus familier, pour un aspect très sec et rétracté.
Synonyms
preserved
dried
wrapped
embalmed
desiccated
mummifyverb

mummified

Past Simple

mummified
Past Simple
mummified
Past Participle
mummifying
Gerund
UK
/ˈmʌməfaɪ/
US
/ˈmʌməfaɪ/
momifierAu sens intransitif, pour un corps qui se dessèche et se conserve comme une momie.
If the body is left in the desert heat, it will slowly mummify on its own.
Si le corps est laissé dans la chaleur du désert, il va se momifier lentement tout seul.
The ancient Egyptians would mummify their pharaohs to prepare them for the afterlife.
Les anciens Égyptiens momifiaient leurs pharaons pour les préparer à l'au-delà.
Additional translations
dessécherPour un corps, un fruit ou une matière qui se déshydrate et se ratatine.
Synonyms
dehydrate
embalm
preserve
dry out

Definitions

mummifiedadjective
Preserved by embalming and drying, often used to describe a body that has been treated in this way.
The mummified remains were discovered in the ancient tomb.
Dried up or shriveled, often used metaphorically to describe something that has lost its vitality.
The mummified leaves crunched underfoot as we walked through the autumn forest.
Rigid, lifeless, or incapable of change, as if preserved for eternity.
The institution's rules felt mummified and out of touch with modern reality.
mummifyverb
To preserve a body by embalming and wrapping it in cloth, typically in the manner of ancient Egyptian practices.
The ancient Egyptians would mummify their pharaohs to prepare them for the afterlife.
To dry up or shrivel something, often to the point of resembling a mummy.
The hot, arid climate can mummify fruits left out in the sun.
To undergo mummification; to become dried out and preserved like a mummy.
If the body is left in the desert heat, it will slowly mummify on its own.
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