carnify

American

[kahr-nuh-fahy] / ˈkɑr nəˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object)

carnified, carnifying

to form or turn into flesh.

verb (used without object)

carnified, carnifying

Pathology. to undergo carnification.

carnify British

/ ˌkɑːnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən, ˈkɑːnɪˌfaɪ /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

carnification noun

Etymology

Origin of carnify

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

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