mummify

verbs

preserve while making lifeless
"mummified ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of"
mummify
is derived from
mummification
is a type of (narrower)
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
"preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"
bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold
remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it
"Th Egyptians mummified their pharaohs"
mummify
is derived from
mummification
is derived from
mummy
verb group
dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture
"a mummified body was found"
dry up, mummify
is a type of (narrower)
preserve a dead body
embalm
dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture
"a mummified body was found"
dry up, mummify
is derived from
mummy