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PRONUNCIATION OF MUMMIFY

mummify  [ˈmʌmɪˌfaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MUMMIFY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mummify is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb mummify in English.

WHAT DOES MUMMIFY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mummify

Mummify was a popular Australian Thoroughbred racehorse that amassed A$5,134,320 in prize money and won five Group One races, including the 2003 Caulfield Cup and the Singapore Airlines International Cup. Sired by Melbourne Cup winner and Champion Australasian Older Horse Jeune, his dam Cleopatra's Girl, by At Talaq. Mummify was sold at the 2001 Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale for $41,000. Mummify was trained by Lee Freedman and gave the trainer his 100th Group 1 victory and first international race win. Mummify finished his career with 9 wins and 17 placings from 48 starts; prize money in excess of $5 million, placing him in the top 20 prize money winners in Australian racing history; and an international rating of 118. The career of Mummify was cut short in the 2005 Caulfield Cup, in which he shattered the sesamoid bone of his near foreleg and was subsequently euthanized, after running third carrying top weight and attempting to lead all the way in the race.

Definition of mummify in the English dictionary

The first definition of mummify in the dictionary is to preserve the body of as a mummy. Other definition of mummify is to dry up; shrivel. Mummify is also to preserve while making lifeless.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MUMMIFY

PRESENT

Present
I mummify
you mummify
he/she/it mummifies
we mummify
you mummify
they mummify
Present continuous
I am mummifying
you are mummifying
he/she/it is mummifying
we are mummifying
you are mummifying
they are mummifying
Present perfect
I have mummified
you have mummified
he/she/it has mummified
we have mummified
you have mummified
they have mummified
Present perfect continuous
I have been mummifying
you have been mummifying
he/she/it has been mummifying
we have been mummifying
you have been mummifying
they have been mummifying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I mummified
you mummified
he/she/it mummified
we mummified
you mummified
they mummified
Past continuous
I was mummifying
you were mummifying
he/she/it was mummifying
we were mummifying
you were mummifying
they were mummifying
Past perfect
I had mummified
you had mummified
he/she/it had mummified
we had mummified
you had mummified
they had mummified
Past perfect continuous
I had been mummifying
you had been mummifying
he/she/it had been mummifying
we had been mummifying
you had been mummifying
they had been mummifying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will mummify
you will mummify
he/she/it will mummify
we will mummify
you will mummify
they will mummify
Future continuous
I will be mummifying
you will be mummifying
he/she/it will be mummifying
we will be mummifying
you will be mummifying
they will be mummifying
Future perfect
I will have mummified
you will have mummified
he/she/it will have mummified
we will have mummified
you will have mummified
they will have mummified
Future perfect continuous
I will have been mummifying
you will have been mummifying
he/she/it will have been mummifying
we will have been mummifying
you will have been mummifying
they will have been mummifying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would mummify
you would mummify
he/she/it would mummify
we would mummify
you would mummify
they would mummify
Conditional continuous
I would be mummifying
you would be mummifying
he/she/it would be mummifying
we would be mummifying
you would be mummifying
they would be mummifying
Conditional perfect
I would have mummify
you would have mummify
he/she/it would have mummify
we would have mummify
you would have mummify
they would have mummify
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been mummifying
you would have been mummifying
he/she/it would have been mummifying
we would have been mummifying
you would have been mummifying
they would have been mummifying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you mummify
we let´s mummify
you mummify
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to mummify
Past participle
mummified
Present Participle
mummifying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MUMMIFY


certify
ˈsɜːtɪˌfaɪ
chymify
ˈkaɪmɪˌfaɪ
clarify
ˈklærɪˌfaɪ
classify
ˈklæsɪˌfaɪ
humify
ˈhjuːmɪˌfaɪ
identifier
aɪˈdɛntɪˌfaɪ
identify
aɪˈdɛntɪˌfaɪ
justify
ˈdʒʌstɪˌfaɪ
modify
ˈmɒdɪˌfaɪ
notify
ˈnəʊtɪˌfaɪ
qualify
ˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪ
quantify
ˈkwɒntɪˌfaɪ
ramify
ˈræmɪˌfaɪ
sci-fi
ˈsaɪˌfaɪ
simplify
ˈsɪmplɪˌfaɪ
specify
ˈspɛsɪˌfaɪ
testify
ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ
tumefy
ˈtjuːmɪˌfaɪ
verify
ˈvɛrɪˌfaɪ
Wi-Fi
ˈwaɪˌfaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MUMMIFY

mumm
mummed
mummer
mummeries
Mummerset
mummery
mummia
mummichog
mummies
mummification
mummified
mummifies
mummiform
mumming
mummy
mummy bag
mummy porn
mump
mumper
mumpish

WORDS THAT END LIKE MUMMIFY

amplify
beautify
detoxify
disqualify
diversify
exemplify
fortify
gamify
glorify
indemnify
intensify
magnify
mollify
objectify
purify
ratify
rectify
solidify
stratify
unify

Synonyms and antonyms of mummify in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mummify» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MUMMIFY

Find out the translation of mummify to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mummify from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mummify» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

做成木乃伊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mummify
570 millions of speakers

English

mummify
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mummify
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تحنط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мумифицируются
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mummify
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মমিতে পরিণত করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

momifier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mummify
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mummify
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ミイラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mummify
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mummify
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm thành mô mi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சடலத்தைப் பதனீடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मम्मम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mumyalamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mummify
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mumifikacji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

муміфікуються
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mumifica
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταριχεύω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mummificeren
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mummify
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mummify
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mummify

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MUMMIFY»

The term «mummify» is normally little used and occupies the 116.583 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of mummify
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MUMMIFY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mummify» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mummify» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mummify

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUMMIFY»

Discover the use of mummify in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mummify and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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What's Hot!: A way in to teaching critical literacies in the ...
David Hall trained the horse; Glenn Boss held off fast-finishing outsider. Supporting details • personal triumph for Glen Boss • Mummify was scratched • first female jockey raced • the punters backed Frightening • there was a nervous horse (Mill ...
Christine Ludwig, Suzette Holm, 2006
2
Gross Me Out!: 50 Nasty Projects to Disgust Your Friends & ...
You can mummify them too if you want. The Egyptians did—except for the brain, which they sucked out of the nose with a straw. They threw it away because they thought it was worthless. Don't worry about your chicken's brain. It's too small to ...
Joe Rhatigan, Rain Newcomb, 2005
3
Living Buddhas: The Self-Mummified Monks of Yamagata, Japan
Many individuals wished to become Living Buddhas and trained for years at the Swamp of Wizards, aspiring to mummify themselves. Some were unsuccessful; they died before the time of their burial arrived. (Other individuals practiced ...
Ken Jeremiah, 2010
4
The Chimpanzees of Bossou and Nimba
Mummify? In contrast with most other reports of dead infant carrying, Jire and Vuavua continued to care for the remains of their offspring for extended lengths of time. This attention may have been aided by the fact that the bodies mummified: ...
Tetsuro Matsuzawa, Tatyana Humle, Yukimaru Sugiyama, 2011
5
The Private Life of Spiders
Some species use it for moulting or courting platforms, as support for the egg cocoons, as camouflage, or even as shields against the sun. Many web-weavers use a 'swathing band' to wrap up, or 'mummify', their prey. In some species, the ...
P. D. Hillyard, 2007
6
Eternal Remains: World Mummification and the Beliefs that ...
That is why snow-blanketed bodies can continue to dehydrate and mummify. Sometimes, both types of mummification affect the same body. If parts of the remains are under snow, while air touches other portions, the covered area can convert ...
Ken Jeremiah, 2014
7
Weekly World News
TRUCK PARKED ON SHOULDER WHEEL FALLS OFF TRUCK IN bizarre accident, Linda Sadler was bowled over by 200-pound wheel that came loose from a truck driven by her husband Brian. Killer hubby tri• to mummify his dead wife! back ...
8
Ancient Egypt (ENHANCED eBook)
To mummify means to preserve. The ancient Egyptians believed that after death, people needed their bodies for the journey through the underworld. Mummification became an important part of their belief in the afterlife. Thousands of years ...
Cindy Barden, 2002
9
Egyptian Ideas of the Afterlife
Even after the Egyptians had embraced Christianity they continued to mummify their dead, and for long after they'continued to mingle the attributes of their God and the “gods " with those of God Almighty and Christ. The Egyptians of their own  ...
E. A. Wallis Budge, 2013
10
Ancient Egypt - Book and PowerPoint CD
To mummify means to preserve. The ancient Egyptians believed that after death, people needed their bodies for the journey through the underworld. Mummification became an important part of their belief in the afterlife. Thousands of years ...
Cindy Barden, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUMMIFY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mummify is used in the context of the following news items.
1
From the Mouth of an Artist Whose Own Fiery Hair Is Her Inspiration
... unpicking hems, the London sculptor has turned again to the threadlike medium of copper wire to painstakingly mummify some 100 everyday ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
No need to ask your mummy! Nightlife at Dynamic Earth
Brier was the first person in 2,000 years to mummify a human cadaver using the exact techniques of the ancient Egyptians. Brier's subsequent ... «NorthernLife.ca, Jul 15»
3
Clinically 'mad' can be legally 'sane'
In such cases, they tend to mummify the body and keep it and speak to it as though it were still alive. In this case, the body has degenerated to ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
4
Mummy of a child warrior from lost medieval civilization unearthed …
... example in the permafrost of the Altai Mountains, or those of the Egyptian pharaohs, the purpose did not seem to be to mummify the remains, ... «Ancient Origins, Jul 15»
5
Alice Anderson at the Wellcome Collection review – a weird, wired …
Why, archaeologists will ask, did the people of that time choose to mummify their old TV screens, obsolete telephones and loudspeakers? «The Guardian, Jul 15»
6
'Mummy of a child warrior from 'lost medieval civilisation' unearthed …
... example in the permafrost of the Altai Mountains, or those of the Egyptian pharaohs, the purpose did not seem to be to mummify the remains, ... «The Siberian Times, Jul 15»
7
Locals Reporting from Egypt: Does the Pyramid's Magnitude …
Why did the ancient Egyptians mummify their dead? Hussama asks, striding in front of us theatrically. Do you know? Guess? No? Ah, an ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
8
A Sculptural Sequel for Blockbuster Movie Miniatures
The piece is named after a South American civilization that may have been the first to artificially mummify its dead. The Chinchorro mummies ... «Hyperallergic, Jul 15»
9
Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks: 1949 – Cré na Cille by Máirtín Ó …
He was particularly critical of anything that might mummify or museumise western Irish-speaking communities. In many ways, indeed, ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
10
Solutions to Puzzles - July 2, 2015
She died in a car crash on June 21, 2015; 5. The Graveyard Book; 6. Mummification. The Mayans did not mummify their dead. Kidspot. «The Hindu, Jul 15»

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