mummify
verb (used with object)
to make (a dead body) into a mummy, as by embalming and drying.
mummified
Example Sentences
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The Academy Museum wanted the original mummified Mrs. Bates head from Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho,” but there was one problem: She was too fragile to travel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
While exploring the island's western coastline above Waihere Bay, Köhler spotted a three-dimensionally preserved, mummified fish fossil embedded in a steep section of cliff that was almost impossible to reach.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
The 43-year-old still appreciates the series—and for more than the thrill of learning how investigators identified a mummified pregnant woman hidden in a barrel on Long Island.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
An adjacent room showcases two small mummified princesses -- Tutankhamun's daughters who died before birth -- also on public display for the first time.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2025
He stood, and his mummified skin cracked like old leather as he moved.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
