mellify

English

Etymology

From Latin mellificāre (“to make honey”), or mel (“honey”) +‎ -ify.

Verb

mellify (third-person singular simple present mellifies, present participle mellifying, simple past and past participle mellified)

1. (transitive) To embalm in honey.
   • 2010, Vicki León, How to Mellify a Corpse and Other Human Stories of Ancient Science and Superstition:
2. (obsolete, intransitive) To make honey.

Related terms

• mellification