mummify

English Thesaurus

1. dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture (verb.change)

hypernym	:	shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither,
definition	:	wither, as with a loss of moisture (verb.change)

verb group	:	mummify,
definition	:	remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it (verb.possession)

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

hypernym	:	embalm,
definition	:	preserve a dead body (verb.possession)

verb group	:	dry up, mummify,
definition	:	dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture (verb.change)

3. preserve while making lifeless (verb.stative)

hypernym	:	bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold,
definition	:	keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last (verb.stative)

4. dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture (verb.change)

derivation	:	mummy,
definition	:	a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt) (noun.body)

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

derivation	:	mummification,
definition	:	embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy (noun.act)

derivation	:	mummy,
definition	:	a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt) (noun.body)

6. preserve while making lifeless (verb.stative)

derivation	:	mummification,
definition	:	a condition resembling that of a mummy (noun.state)

7. dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture (verb.change)

derivation	:	mummy,
definition	:	a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt) (noun.body)

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

derivation	:	mummification,
definition	:	embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy (noun.act)

derivation	:	mummy,
definition	:	a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt) (noun.body)

9. preserve while making lifeless (verb.stative)

derivation	:	mummification,
definition	:	a condition resembling that of a mummy (noun.state)