mummification

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The preserving of a dead body, by making it into a mummy
{i} process of making into or becoming a mummy, embalming
The act of making a mummy
a condition resembling that of a mummy; "bureaucratic mummification in red tape"
embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy a condition resembling that of a mummy; "bureaucratic mummification in red tape
(pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color
embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy
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To become a mummy
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dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture; "a mummified body was found"
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To make into a mummy, by preserving a dead body
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preserve while making lifeless; "mummified ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of
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If a dead body is mummified, it is preserved, for example by rubbing it with special oils and wrapping it in cloth. In America, people are paying up to $150,000 to be mummified after death. the mummified pharaoh. = embalm. to preserve a dead body by putting special oils on it and wrapping it with cloth
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dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture; "a mummified body was found" remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it; "Th Egyptians mummified their pharaos" preserve while making lifeless; "mummified ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of
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remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it; "Th Egyptians mummified their pharaos"
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{f} make into or become a mummy, embalm; dry up
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To embalm and dry as a mummy; to make into, or like, a mummy
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    Hyphenation

    mum·mi·fi·ca·tion

    Turkish pronunciation

    mʌmîfîkeyşın

    Pronunciation

    /ˌməməfəˈkāsʜən/ /ˌmʌmɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
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