MUMMIFY

• (verb) dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture

  "a mummified body was found"

  synonyms : dry up

• (verb) remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it

  "Th Egyptians mummified their pharaohs"

• (verb) preserve while making lifeless

  "mummified ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of"

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