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carnify
[ kahr-nuh-fahy ]
verb (used with object)
carnified, carnifying.
- to form or turn into flesh.
verb (used without object)
carnified, carnifying.
- Pathology. to undergo carnification.
carnify
/ 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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Derived Forms
- carnification, noun
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of carnify1
C17: from Latin ō flesh + facere to make
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Associated words: incarnate, incarnation, excarnate, excarnation, carnate, carneous, trichina, trichinosis, carnassial, carnification, carnify. flesh-eaters, n. pl.
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