1. (

• mummify

) preserve while making lifeless; "mummified ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of" ;

2. (

• mummify

) remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it; "Th Egyptians mummified their pharaohs" ;

3. (

• mummify ,
• dry_up ,

) dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture; "a mummified body was found" ;