WordCmp.com

shrink vs mummify

mummify vs shrink

shrink is a noun but mummify is not a noun.

shrink and mummify both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shrink Yes No Yes No
mummify No No Yes No
As verbs, mummify is a hyponym of shrink; that is, mummify is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shrink:
  • shrink: wither, as with a loss of moisture
  • mummify: dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture
Other hyponyms of shrink include atrophy, blast, die back, die down, dry up.
shrink (noun) mummify (noun)
a physician who specializes in psychiatry
shrink (verb) mummify (verb)
become smaller or draw together dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture
reduce in size; reduce physically remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it
wither, as with a loss of moisture preserve while making lifeless
decrease in size, range, or extent
draw back, as with fear or pain
Difference between shrink and mummify

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.