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mummify

verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈmʌmɪfaɪ/
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  • CMU ARPABET: M AH1 M AH0 F AY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mummy

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: embalm

2

verb

Meaning 2

To become a mummy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a mummified body was found

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dry up

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither

4

verb

Meaning 4

remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Th Egyptians mummified their pharaohs

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: embalm

5

verb

Meaning 5

preserve while making lifeless

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • mummified ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve

History

Etymology

From mummy + -ify. Compare later French momifier.

Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أَحْنَطَ (ʔaḥnaṭa) — transitive: to mummify
  • Arabic: حَنَّطَ (ḥannaṭa) — transitive: to mummify
  • Bulgarian: мумифицирам (mumificiram) — transitive: to mummify
  • Catalan: momificar — transitive: to mummify
  • Czech: mumifikovat — transitive: to mummify
  • Dutch: mummificeren — transitive: to mummify
  • Egyptian: s-d-w-x-Aa2:D40 (sdwḫ) — transitive: to mummify
  • Finnish: muumioida — transitive: to mummify
  • French: momifier — transitive: to mummify
  • Galician: momificar — transitive: to mummify
  • German: mumifizieren — transitive: to mummify
  • Greek: ταριχεύω (tarichévo) — transitive: to mummify
  • Hungarian: mumifikál — transitive: to mummify
  • Irish: mumaigh — transitive: to mummify
  • Manx: shirg — transitive: to mummify
  • Māori: whakapakoko — transitive: to mummify
  • Persian: مومیایی کردن (mumiyâyi kardan) — transitive: to mummify
  • Polish: mumifikować — transitive: to mummify
  • Portuguese: mumificar — transitive: to mummify
  • Romanian: mumifica — transitive: to mummify
  • Romanian: mumifia — transitive: to mummify
  • Russian: муммифицировать (mummificirovatʹ) — transitive: to mummify
  • Slovak: mumifikovať — transitive: to mummify
  • Spanish: momificar — transitive: to mummify
  • Swedish: mumifiera — transitive: to mummify
  • Ukrainian: муміфікувати (mumifikuvaty) — transitive: to mummify
  • Welsh: mymïo — transitive: to mummify
  • Finnish: muumioitua — intransitive: to become a mummy
  • Galician: momificarse — intransitive: to become a mummy
  • German: mumifizieren — intransitive: to become a mummy
  • Hungarian: mumifikálódik — intransitive: to become a mummy
  • Manx: shirg — intransitive: to become a mummy
  • Persian: مومیایی شدن (mumiyâyi šodan) — intransitive: to become a mummy
  • Polish: mumifikować się — intransitive: to become a mummy
  • Romanian: mumifica — intransitive: to become a mummy
  • Romanian: mumifia — intransitive: to become a mummy
  • Russian: муммифицироваться (mummificirovatʹsja) — intransitive: to become a mummy
  • Spanish: momificarse — intransitive: to become a mummy
  • Ukrainian: муміфікуватися (mumifikuvatysja) — intransitive: to become a mummy