Mummified

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mum·mi·fy (m

-f

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v. mum·mi·fied, mum·mi·fy·ing, mum·mi·fies

v.tr.

1. To make into a mummy by embalming and drying.

2. To cause to shrivel and dry up.

v.intr.

To shrivel or dry up like a mummy.

mummi·fi·cation (-f

-k

n) n.

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