MUMMIFIES

Verb

mummifies

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mummify

'Marriage is not a process for prolonging the life of love, sir. It merely mummifies its corpse.'

Source: Wiktionary


MUMMIFY

Mum"mi*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mummified; p. pr. & vb. n. Mummifying.] Etym: [Mummy + -fy: cf. F. momifier.]

Definition: To embalm and dry as a mummy; to make into, or like, a mummy. Hall (1646).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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12 January 2025

HABIT

(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”


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