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carnify

[ kahr-nuh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

, car·ni·fied, car·ni·fy·ing.
  1. to form or turn into flesh.


verb (used without object)

, car·ni·fied, car·ni·fy·ing.
  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • carnification, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of carnify1

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

Origin of carnify1

C17: from Latin carō flesh + facere to make

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