carnify

[kahr-nuh-fahy]

verb (used with object)

carnified, carnifying 

1. to form or turn into flesh.

verb (used without object)

carnified, carnifying 

1. Pathology.,  to undergo carnification.

carnify

/ ˌkɑːnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən, ˈkɑːnɪˌfaɪ /

verb

1. (intr) pathol (esp of lung tissue, as the result of pneumonia) to be altered so as to resemble skeletal muscle

Other Word Forms

• carnification noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of carnify¹

1630–40; < Latin carni- (combining form of carō flesh) + -fy

Word History and Origins

Origin of carnify¹

C17: from Latin carō flesh + facere to make

Example Sentences

Associated words: incarnate, incarnation, excarnate, excarnation, carnate, carneous, trichina, trichinosis, carnassial, carnification, carnify. flesh-eaters, n. pl.

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