mummify

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mummify

  • /ˈmʌmɪfaɪ/

Where it comes from

From mummy + -ify. Compare later French momifier.

verb mummifies · mummifying · mummified

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

    Similar: mummy

  2. intransitive To become a mummy.

Translations

Every language

verb transitive: to mummify

Españolmomificar
Portuguêsmumificar
Françaismomifier
Deutschmumifizieren
Ελληνικάταριχεύω tarichévo
Românămumifica, mumifia
Русскиймуммифицировать mummificirovatʹ
العربيةأَحْنَطَ ʔaḥnaṭa, حَنَّطَ ḥannaṭa

verb intransitive: to become a mummy

Españolmomificarse
Deutschmumifizieren
Românămumifica, mumifia
Русскиймуммифицироваться mummificirovatʹsja

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"mummify." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mummify. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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mummify. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mummify

Chicago

"mummify." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mummify.

BibTeX
@misc{mummify_2026,
  title = {mummify},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mummify},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}