Amplify : increase the volume of (sound), especially using an amplifier. Mummify : (especially in ancient Egypt) preserve (a body) by embalming and wrapping it in cloth. Shock : a sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience. Curtail : reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on. Embalm : preserve (a corpse) from decay, originally with spices and now usually by arterial injection of a preservative.