English verb: mummify | |||
1. | mummify (stative) preserve while making lifeless | ||
Samples | Mummified ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold | ||
2. | mummify (possession) remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it | ||
Samples | Th Egyptians mummified their pharaohs. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | embalm | ||
Verb group | dry up, mummify | ||
3. | mummify (change) dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture | ||
Samples | A mummified body was found. | ||
Synonyms | dry up | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither | ||
Verb group | mummify | ||