Definition of mummify in English:

mummify

verbmummifies, mummified, mummifying ˈmʌmɪfʌɪˈməməˌfaɪ

[with object]usually as adjective mummified

1(especially in ancient Egypt) preserve (a body) by embalming and wrapping it in cloth.
the mummified bodies entombed in the pyramids
Example sentencesExamples
- He said the vast majority of these animals were mummified because of their link with ancient Egyptian gods.
- The Site of Apis is famous for the sacred animal of god Ptah, the Apis bull that was mummified here prior to its being buried.
- The completely wrapped mummified infant under investigation was detected in the upper level of the tomb chamber.
- Followers of the goddess Bast, the goddess of pleasure, created sanctuaries with bronze statues of cats and mummified hundreds of thousands of cats.
- More than 2,000 years ago, a roll of papyrus with extensive writings was enshrouded with a body that was mummified for preservation.
- A highly effective desiccator, this mineral - in the form of a paste called natron - was one of the ingredients used by ancient Egyptians to mummify their queens and kings.
- There was however great inequality in preparation for eternal life. The Pharaohs and other royals, nobles and key officials were mummified and accompanied by grave goods and great treasure.
- They were often mummified - and, sometimes, mice were also entombed with the cats, to keep them well-fed on their metaphorical journey to the next world.
- Although the tomb dates from 1330 B.C., the researchers believe the lion was probably mummified and buried during a later Egyptian dynasty in the final centuries before Christ.
- The Egytpians mummified their dead because they believed a person needed a preserved body in order to survive in the afterlife.
- In ancient Egypt, people were mummified in order to help them attain eternal life.
- Could the solution be that these ancient Britons had been mummified?
- The ancient Egyptians mummified more than just human corpses.
- The body of the dead cat would be taken to the city of Bubastis, home of the goddess Bastet, where it would be mummified and buried in a cat cemetery.
- The pharaohs were mummified using plants, herbs, spices, and minerals.
- In ancient Egypt, cats and dogs were mummified because they were believed to have an afterlife, and Egyptian Gods had animal heads.
- He, therefore, knew very well that his body would be mummified like those of his predecessors whose royal relics he had looked after.
- This explains why the Egyptians mummified the dead: so that the ka, on its return, would find the body not decomposed.
Synonyms
preserve, lay out, anoint
1. 1.1 Dry up (a body) and so preserve it.
  the bodies of prehistoric men, mummified by the effect of the acid in the bog water
  Example sentencesExamples
  This fungus causes fruit to shrivel and mummify.
  It is possible that mummified black rats - also known as roof rats - found in attics were not placed there for protection, but merely died there and became naturally desiccated.
  Three years later a partially mummified corpse was found in the grounds of a clinic in Chapel Allerton, Leeds.
  I found Fiedler's body first - the pilot no longer looked drowned, but rather mummified, desiccated, as if by a hundred years of desert winds.
  The Napartulik fossils are mummified (compressed and desiccated) plant remains that were buried in a freshwater, low-oxygen environment that limited decay.
  But even more puzzling still, he wondered why the body wasn't mummified.
  Eventually their bodies were mummified, preserved, and fossilized as the caves filled with sediments.
  Different shades of dark gray are also shown by mummified plant and animal fragments and by dehydrated components of microbiota.
  The shoe specialist has been studying the shoes found on the feet of a prehistoric iceman whose mummified body was found in an Alpine glacier in 1991.
  The catacombs date back to the 1599 when the local priests mummified a holy monk for all to see.
  Yet here they too were mummified by natural means, as corrosive body fluids drained away into the same hot dry sand which desiccated and preserved their skin, hair and nails.
  Then he died in a rocky basin, where his frozen, naturally mummified body was discovered in 1991.
  When a Sapa Inca died his body was mummified and thereafter became the focus of a cult.
  Their bones are common in the La Brea tar pits of Los Angeles, and mummified remains have been found in Alaska and Siberia.
  Synonyms
  dry up, dehydrate, desiccate

Derivatives

mummification

noun mʌmɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)nˌməməfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n

The team has concluded - based on the identification of at least five different types of embalming material - that great care was taken in the mummification of this king.
Example sentencesExamples
- The remains of Pleistocene mammals in Alaska and Siberia have been discovered in permafrost, which resulted in the body tissue being preserved through desiccation-induced mummification.
- Unlike most other ancient Egyptian masks, which covered the faces of the dead in their tombs, the Anubis mask has mouth and eye holes and was designed to be worn, probably during the ritual of mummification.
- Only this small metropolitan elite could have afforded the high cost of mummification and a suitable funeral, estimated by scholars at two years' income for the average citizen.
- He also found that date palm wine was used in the sterilisation of the body and organs during mummification and aromatic spices were used in the embalming.

Definition of mummify in US English:

mummify

verbˈməməˌfīˈməməˌfaɪ

[with object]usually as adjective mummified

1(especially in ancient Egypt) preserve (a body) by embalming and wrapping it in cloth.
the mummified bodies entombed in the pyramids of Egypt
See also mummy
Example sentencesExamples
- They were often mummified - and, sometimes, mice were also entombed with the cats, to keep them well-fed on their metaphorical journey to the next world.
- In ancient Egypt, cats and dogs were mummified because they were believed to have an afterlife, and Egyptian Gods had animal heads.
- A highly effective desiccator, this mineral - in the form of a paste called natron - was one of the ingredients used by ancient Egyptians to mummify their queens and kings.
- The body of the dead cat would be taken to the city of Bubastis, home of the goddess Bastet, where it would be mummified and buried in a cat cemetery.
- The ancient Egyptians mummified more than just human corpses.
- Followers of the goddess Bast, the goddess of pleasure, created sanctuaries with bronze statues of cats and mummified hundreds of thousands of cats.
- Although the tomb dates from 1330 B.C., the researchers believe the lion was probably mummified and buried during a later Egyptian dynasty in the final centuries before Christ.
- He, therefore, knew very well that his body would be mummified like those of his predecessors whose royal relics he had looked after.
- He said the vast majority of these animals were mummified because of their link with ancient Egyptian gods.
- The pharaohs were mummified using plants, herbs, spices, and minerals.
- The completely wrapped mummified infant under investigation was detected in the upper level of the tomb chamber.
- Could the solution be that these ancient Britons had been mummified?
- There was however great inequality in preparation for eternal life. The Pharaohs and other royals, nobles and key officials were mummified and accompanied by grave goods and great treasure.
- The Egytpians mummified their dead because they believed a person needed a preserved body in order to survive in the afterlife.
- This explains why the Egyptians mummified the dead: so that the ka, on its return, would find the body not decomposed.
- The Site of Apis is famous for the sacred animal of god Ptah, the Apis bull that was mummified here prior to its being buried.
- In ancient Egypt, people were mummified in order to help them attain eternal life.
- More than 2,000 years ago, a roll of papyrus with extensive writings was enshrouded with a body that was mummified for preservation.
Synonyms
preserve, lay out, anoint
1. 1.1 Shrivel or dry up (a body or a thing), thus preserving it.
  the wind must have dehydrated and mummified the body
  Example sentencesExamples
  Yet here they too were mummified by natural means, as corrosive body fluids drained away into the same hot dry sand which desiccated and preserved their skin, hair and nails.
  Three years later a partially mummified corpse was found in the grounds of a clinic in Chapel Allerton, Leeds.
  The catacombs date back to the 1599 when the local priests mummified a holy monk for all to see.
  But even more puzzling still, he wondered why the body wasn't mummified.
  The Napartulik fossils are mummified (compressed and desiccated) plant remains that were buried in a freshwater, low-oxygen environment that limited decay.
  This fungus causes fruit to shrivel and mummify.
  Then he died in a rocky basin, where his frozen, naturally mummified body was discovered in 1991.
  Their bones are common in the La Brea tar pits of Los Angeles, and mummified remains have been found in Alaska and Siberia.
  I found Fiedler's body first - the pilot no longer looked drowned, but rather mummified, desiccated, as if by a hundred years of desert winds.
  Different shades of dark gray are also shown by mummified plant and animal fragments and by dehydrated components of microbiota.
  Eventually their bodies were mummified, preserved, and fossilized as the caves filled with sediments.
  The shoe specialist has been studying the shoes found on the feet of a prehistoric iceman whose mummified body was found in an Alpine glacier in 1991.
  When a Sapa Inca died his body was mummified and thereafter became the focus of a cult.
  It is possible that mummified black rats - also known as roof rats - found in attics were not placed there for protection, but merely died there and became naturally desiccated.
  Synonyms
  dry up, dehydrate, desiccate

单词	mummify
释义	Definition of mummify in English: mummify verbmummifies, mummified, mummifying ˈmʌmɪfʌɪˈməməˌfaɪ [with object]usually as adjective mummified 1(especially in ancient Egypt) preserve (a body) by embalming and wrapping it in cloth. the mummified bodies entombed in the pyramids Example sentencesExamples He said the vast majority of these animals were mummified because of their link with ancient Egyptian gods. The Site of Apis is famous for the sacred animal of god Ptah, the Apis bull that was mummified here prior to its being buried. The completely wrapped mummified infant under investigation was detected in the upper level of the tomb chamber. Followers of the goddess Bast, the goddess of pleasure, created sanctuaries with bronze statues of cats and mummified hundreds of thousands of cats. More than 2,000 years ago, a roll of papyrus with extensive writings was enshrouded with a body that was mummified for preservation. A highly effective desiccator, this mineral - in the form of a paste called natron - was one of the ingredients used by ancient Egyptians to mummify their queens and kings. There was however great inequality in preparation for eternal life. The Pharaohs and other royals, nobles and key officials were mummified and accompanied by grave goods and great treasure. They were often mummified - and, sometimes, mice were also entombed with the cats, to keep them well-fed on their metaphorical journey to the next world. Although the tomb dates from 1330 B.C., the researchers believe the lion was probably mummified and buried during a later Egyptian dynasty in the final centuries before Christ. The Egytpians mummified their dead because they believed a person needed a preserved body in order to survive in the afterlife. In ancient Egypt, people were mummified in order to help them attain eternal life. Could the solution be that these ancient Britons had been mummified? The ancient Egyptians mummified more than just human corpses. The body of the dead cat would be taken to the city of Bubastis, home of the goddess Bastet, where it would be mummified and buried in a cat cemetery. The pharaohs were mummified using plants, herbs, spices, and minerals. In ancient Egypt, cats and dogs were mummified because they were believed to have an afterlife, and Egyptian Gods had animal heads. He, therefore, knew very well that his body would be mummified like those of his predecessors whose royal relics he had looked after. This explains why the Egyptians mummified the dead: so that the ka, on its return, would find the body not decomposed. Synonyms preserve, lay out, anoint 1.1 Dry up (a body) and so preserve it. the bodies of prehistoric men, mummified by the effect of the acid in the bog water Example sentencesExamples This fungus causes fruit to shrivel and mummify. It is possible that mummified black rats - also known as roof rats - found in attics were not placed there for protection, but merely died there and became naturally desiccated. Three years later a partially mummified corpse was found in the grounds of a clinic in Chapel Allerton, Leeds. I found Fiedler's body first - the pilot no longer looked drowned, but rather mummified, desiccated, as if by a hundred years of desert winds. The Napartulik fossils are mummified (compressed and desiccated) plant remains that were buried in a freshwater, low-oxygen environment that limited decay. But even more puzzling still, he wondered why the body wasn't mummified. Eventually their bodies were mummified, preserved, and fossilized as the caves filled with sediments. Different shades of dark gray are also shown by mummified plant and animal fragments and by dehydrated components of microbiota. The shoe specialist has been studying the shoes found on the feet of a prehistoric iceman whose mummified body was found in an Alpine glacier in 1991. The catacombs date back to the 1599 when the local priests mummified a holy monk for all to see. Yet here they too were mummified by natural means, as corrosive body fluids drained away into the same hot dry sand which desiccated and preserved their skin, hair and nails. Then he died in a rocky basin, where his frozen, naturally mummified body was discovered in 1991. When a Sapa Inca died his body was mummified and thereafter became the focus of a cult. Their bones are common in the La Brea tar pits of Los Angeles, and mummified remains have been found in Alaska and Siberia. Synonyms dry up, dehydrate, desiccate Derivatives mummification noun mʌmɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)nˌməməfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n The team has concluded - based on the identification of at least five different types of embalming material - that great care was taken in the mummification of this king. Example sentencesExamples The remains of Pleistocene mammals in Alaska and Siberia have been discovered in permafrost, which resulted in the body tissue being preserved through desiccation-induced mummification. Unlike most other ancient Egyptian masks, which covered the faces of the dead in their tombs, the Anubis mask has mouth and eye holes and was designed to be worn, probably during the ritual of mummification. Only this small metropolitan elite could have afforded the high cost of mummification and a suitable funeral, estimated by scholars at two years' income for the average citizen. He also found that date palm wine was used in the sterilisation of the body and organs during mummification and aromatic spices were used in the embalming. Definition of mummify in US English: mummify verbˈməməˌfīˈməməˌfaɪ [with object]usually as adjective mummified 1(especially in ancient Egypt) preserve (a body) by embalming and wrapping it in cloth. the mummified bodies entombed in the pyramids of Egypt See also mummy Example sentencesExamples They were often mummified - and, sometimes, mice were also entombed with the cats, to keep them well-fed on their metaphorical journey to the next world. In ancient Egypt, cats and dogs were mummified because they were believed to have an afterlife, and Egyptian Gods had animal heads. A highly effective desiccator, this mineral - in the form of a paste called natron - was one of the ingredients used by ancient Egyptians to mummify their queens and kings. The body of the dead cat would be taken to the city of Bubastis, home of the goddess Bastet, where it would be mummified and buried in a cat cemetery. The ancient Egyptians mummified more than just human corpses. Followers of the goddess Bast, the goddess of pleasure, created sanctuaries with bronze statues of cats and mummified hundreds of thousands of cats. Although the tomb dates from 1330 B.C., the researchers believe the lion was probably mummified and buried during a later Egyptian dynasty in the final centuries before Christ. He, therefore, knew very well that his body would be mummified like those of his predecessors whose royal relics he had looked after. He said the vast majority of these animals were mummified because of their link with ancient Egyptian gods. The pharaohs were mummified using plants, herbs, spices, and minerals. The completely wrapped mummified infant under investigation was detected in the upper level of the tomb chamber. Could the solution be that these ancient Britons had been mummified? There was however great inequality in preparation for eternal life. The Pharaohs and other royals, nobles and key officials were mummified and accompanied by grave goods and great treasure. The Egytpians mummified their dead because they believed a person needed a preserved body in order to survive in the afterlife. This explains why the Egyptians mummified the dead: so that the ka, on its return, would find the body not decomposed. The Site of Apis is famous for the sacred animal of god Ptah, the Apis bull that was mummified here prior to its being buried. In ancient Egypt, people were mummified in order to help them attain eternal life. More than 2,000 years ago, a roll of papyrus with extensive writings was enshrouded with a body that was mummified for preservation. Synonyms preserve, lay out, anoint 1.1 Shrivel or dry up (a body or a thing), thus preserving it. the wind must have dehydrated and mummified the body Example sentencesExamples Yet here they too were mummified by natural means, as corrosive body fluids drained away into the same hot dry sand which desiccated and preserved their skin, hair and nails. Three years later a partially mummified corpse was found in the grounds of a clinic in Chapel Allerton, Leeds. The catacombs date back to the 1599 when the local priests mummified a holy monk for all to see. But even more puzzling still, he wondered why the body wasn't mummified. The Napartulik fossils are mummified (compressed and desiccated) plant remains that were buried in a freshwater, low-oxygen environment that limited decay. This fungus causes fruit to shrivel and mummify. Then he died in a rocky basin, where his frozen, naturally mummified body was discovered in 1991. Their bones are common in the La Brea tar pits of Los Angeles, and mummified remains have been found in Alaska and Siberia. I found Fiedler's body first - the pilot no longer looked drowned, but rather mummified, desiccated, as if by a hundred years of desert winds. Different shades of dark gray are also shown by mummified plant and animal fragments and by dehydrated components of microbiota. Eventually their bodies were mummified, preserved, and fossilized as the caves filled with sediments. The shoe specialist has been studying the shoes found on the feet of a prehistoric iceman whose mummified body was found in an Alpine glacier in 1991. When a Sapa Inca died his body was mummified and thereafter became the focus of a cult. It is possible that mummified black rats - also known as roof rats - found in attics were not placed there for protection, but merely died there and became naturally desiccated. Synonyms dry up, dehydrate, desiccate
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