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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 | ||
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