"mummifying" in the verb sense
1. mummify
preserve while making lifeless
"mummified ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of"
2. mummify
remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it
"Th Egyptians mummified their pharaohs"
3. mummify, dry up
dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture
"a mummified body was found"
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