"museumify" meaning in English

See museumify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: museumifies [present, singular, third-person], museumifying [participle, present], museumified [participle, past], museumified [past]
Etymology: From museum + -ify. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|museum|ify}} museum + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} museumify (third-person singular simple present museumifies, present participle museumifying, simple past and past participle museumified)
  1. Synonym of museumize Synonyms: museumize [synonym, synonym-of], museify Related terms: museumification

Inflected forms

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