mummified
past simple and past participle ofmummify
mummify
verb[T]
uk/ˈmʌm.ɪ.faɪ/us/ˈmʌm.ə.faɪ/topreserveadeadbodyas amummy
Ancient history: before 500 AD
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Burying, cremating and preserving bodies
Examplesofmummified
mummified
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Her body ismummified, rendered statue-like, transformed by the embalmers' skills into an artificial appearance of eternal youth.
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Thus, egg and larval mortality appeared negligible, because nearly all stung aphids weremummified.
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During the anthropological investigation, a total of 183mummifiedindividuals were identified.
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The fixing and staining compounds are not well absorbed, indicating onlymummifiedremains of micro-organisms.
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Overwintering can take place in dead leaves,mummifiedfruits, under buds or on weedy herbaceous plants near the host.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some people weremummifiedand wrapped in linen bandages.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Within a niche cut into a pillar, there is amummifiedhuman heart wrapped in coarse cloth.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The collection includesmummifiedparts of the body, organs, skeletons and skulls, zoological as well as human anatomy.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Her intactmummifiedbody, lying on a bed of brocade, is on display in a glass shrine.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The oldestmummifiedremains ever discovered were sporting earrings, attesting to the existence of the practice more than 5,000 years ago.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There is also amummifiedforearm to the right of the tomb entrance, dating back over 400 years.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hismummifiedbody was later exhumed in 1856, when the monastery was under repair.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When found, his body was sun-bleached, frozen andmummified.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Westerners began to offer valuable commodities in exchange for the uniquely tattooedmummifiedheads.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Roo visits themummifiedremains in her daughter's bedroom.
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