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Webster 1913 Edition

Carnify

Car′ni-fy

(kär′nĭ-fī)
,
Verb.
I.
[LL.
carnificare
, fr. L.
caro
,
carnis
, flesh +
facere
to make: cf. F.
carnifier
.]
To form flesh; to become like flesh.
Sir M. Hale.

Webster 1828 Edition

Carnify

CARNIFY

,
Verb.
I.
To form flesh; to receive flesh in growth.

Definition 2024

carnify

carnify

English

Verb

carnify ‎(third-person singular simple present carnifies, present participle carnifying, simple past and past participle carnified)

  1. To form flesh; to become like flesh.
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Etymology

From Latin carnificare, from Latin carnis ‎(“flesh”) + facere ‎(“to make”). Compare French carnifier.

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