mummifying
Wrapping the deceased
Mummifying is preserving a body by drying it out and treating it to prevent decay.
The ancient Egyptians mummified their dead as preparation for the afterlife, wrapping them in linen after removing organs and applying resins.
The word extends to any extreme desiccation: The desert heat had mummified the carcass.
Figuratively, something mummified is preserved but lifeless—frozen in an earlier state.
Outer covering material
- desiccatingRemoving all moisture
- preservingProtecting from deterioration
- bandagingWrapping wounds with cloth
- entombingPlacing in a sealed chamber
sarcophagus · natron · resin · linen · canopic · organs · dehydrating · anointing
Complete removal of moisture
- bogAcidic peat wetland
- peatWaterlogged decomposed vegetation
- iceWater's solid form
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
leather · shriveling · withering · dried · frozen · preserved · accidental · discovered
Preserving animal skins lifelike
- specimensRepresentative items for examination
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- dryingMoisture removal process
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
freezing · curing · laboratory · museum · anthropology · archaeology · forensic · remains
Oppressively hot and close
- suffocatingDepriving of air
- overprotectingExcessive shielding from harm
- smotheringDepriving of air
- constrainingImposing limits upon
restricting · coddling · sheltering · hovering · controlling · wrapping · bundling · swaddling
wrapping
Outer covering material
- desiccatingRemoving all moisture
- preservingProtecting from deterioration
- bandagingWrapping wounds with cloth
entombing · sarcophagus · natron · resin · linen · canopic · organs · dehydrating · anointing · shrouding
desiccation
Complete removal of moisture
permafrost · leather · shriveling · withering · dried · frozen · preserved · accidental · discovered · ancient
taxidermy
Preserving animal skins lifelike
- specimensRepresentative items for examination
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- dryingMoisture removal process
dehydration · freezing · curing · laboratory · museum · anthropology · archaeology · forensic · remains · cadaver
stifling
Oppressively hot and close
- suffocatingDepriving of air
- overprotectingExcessive shielding from harm
- smotheringDepriving of air
constraining · restricting · coddling · sheltering · hovering · controlling · wrapping · bundling · swaddling · insulating
- preservationpreserve, preservatives, preservative, canning, freezing
- wilting actionswilting, withering, drooping, sagging, drying
mummifyingcremating
Burning a corpse
incinerating · burning · immolating · composting · decomposing
mummifyingdecomposing
Organic matter breaking down
rotting · decaying · putrefying · moldering · biodegrading
mummifyingsaturating
Filling to total capacity
hydrating · waterlogging · soaking · moistening · wetting
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