mummified

To mummify something is to preserve it by wrapping it in cloth or paper and then putting it in a dry place. Mummified bodies are often found in ancient tombs.

  • The mummy was found mummified in a tomb.

  • The mummy was mummified with the use of a preservative.

Definition of mummified

adjective

Preserved, for a dead body, by mummification.

verb

To make into a mummy, by preserving a dead body.

verb

To become a mummy.

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