Definition of CARNIFY

carnify

Verb

Verb Forms: carnified, carnifying, carnifies

  • To turn into flesh or fleshy tissue.
  • become muscular or fleshy
  • To form flesh; to become like flesh.

Examples

  • His abstract Scrabble strategy began to CARNIFY, taking on a tangible winning shape.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 15

carnify: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
carnify: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
carnify: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

carnify: valid Words With Friends Word