| 单词 | mummify |
| 释义 | mummify (once / 17881 pages) v To mummify is to make a mummy — to prepare a dead body for preservation after burial. Ancient Egyptians would often mummify bodies by wrapping them in cloth. Don't try that at home! Many cultures have had a tradition of mummification — in other words, they would mummify their dead, often to insure a happy afterlife, by removing the internal organs, treating the body with minerals and oils, and wrapping it. Sometimes burial conditions, like a very dry location, have served to accidentally mummify a body. Mummify adds the verb-forming suffix fy to mummy, rooted in the Arabic mumiyah. WORD FAMILYmummify: mummification, mummified, mummifies, mummifying+/mummy: mummies, mummify USAGE EXAMPLES“It’s mummified, so it’s probably been over a year, at least.“ The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) "It's mummified, so it's probably been over a year, at least." Reuters(Dec 30, 2016) A few months later, Dutch museum curators were shocked to see the bodies of 47 mummified infant crocodiles lining the walls of a sarcophagus. Washington Post(Dec 06, 2016) 1v remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it Th Egyptians mummified their pharaohs Syn|Hyper dry up dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture embalm preserve a dead body 2v preserve while making lifeless mummifi ed ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of Hyper bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last 3v dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture a mummified body was found Syn|Hyper dry up shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither wither, as with a loss of moisture |
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