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mummify

/ˈmʌməfaɪ/

Translations

mummifyverb

mummified

Past Simple

mummified

Past Participle

mummifying

Gerund

/ˈmʌməfaɪ/

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.

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.

Additional translations

dessécherPour un corps, un fruit ou une matière qui se déshydrate et se ratatine.

Synonyms

dry out

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.