momifier
French → English
(history) To mummify: to preserve a dead body through a specific embalming process to prevent decay
Les prêtres égyptiens savaient exactement comment momifier les corps des pharaons.
(English) Egyptian priests knew exactly how to mummify the bodies of the pharaohs.
Le climat sec du désert a contribué à momifier naturellement certains cadavres anciens.
(English) The dry desert climate contributed to naturally mummifying certain ancient corpses.
(figurative) To stagnate: to become rigid or fixed in a state of inaction or old age
Sans nouveaux projets, cette entreprise risque de se momifier et de perdre ses clients.
(English) Without new projects, this company risks stagnating and losing its customers.
Il refuse de se laisser momifier par les codes et les convenances de la haute société.
(English) He refuses to let himself be mummified by the codes and conventions of high society.
Entry ID: fr:en:momifier · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary