carnify en · VERB
Etymology
From Latin carnificare, from Latin carnis (“flesh”) + facere (“to make”). Compare French carnifier.
Meanings
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(intransitive) To form flesh; to become like flesh.
The Soul […] digests , sanguifies , carnifies , excerns and doth all those Involuntary operations by it influence and presence
a. 1677 (date written), Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature, London: […] William Godbid, for William Shrowsbery, […], published 1677, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| carnifying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| carnified | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| carnified | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| carnifies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |