Carnify
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To form flesh; to become like flesh. intransitive
"The Soul […] digests , sanguifies , carnifies , excerns and doth all those Involuntary operations by it influence and presence"
- 2 become muscular or fleshy wordnet
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More examples"The Soul […] digests , sanguifies , carnifies , excerns and doth all those Involuntary operations by it influence and presence"
Etymology
From Latin carnificare, from Latin carnis (“flesh”) + facere (“to make”). Compare French carnifier.