To transform into flesh or a flesh-like substance; to consolidate tissue (used in medical contexts).
From Latin 'caro' (flesh) plus '-fy' (to make or become, from 'facere'). This medical verb was created in the 18th-19th centuries as scientific terminology became more systematic.
Carnify is part of a whole family of verbs built on the '-fy' pattern (solidify, liquefy, gasify)—these verbs let scientists describe transformations precisely, and the pattern is so productive that scientists can coin new ones whenever they need them.
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