carnify

American  

[kahr-nuh-fahy] / ˈkɑr nəˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object)

carnified, carnifying

1. to form or turn into flesh.

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verb (used without object)

carnified, carnifying

1. Pathology. to undergo carnification.

carnify British  

/ ˌkɑːnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən, ˈkɑːnɪˌfaɪ /

verb

1. (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