mummify
verb (used with object)
to make (a dead body) into a mummy, as by embalming and drying.
had mummified
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past perfectof mummify.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In one case, too much alfalfa had been used so part of the body had mummified because it had wicked so much moisture away from the body.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 21, 2017
