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Meaning of "carnify" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CARNIFY

From Latin carō flesh + facere to make.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CARNIFY

carnify  [ˈkɑːnɪˌfaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CARNIFY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Carnify is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb carnify in English.

WHAT DOES CARNIFY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of carnify in the English dictionary

The definition of carnify in the dictionary is to be altered so as to resemble skeletal muscle.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CARNIFY

PRESENT

Present
I carnify
you carnify
he/she/it carnifies
we carnify
you carnify
they carnify
Present continuous
I am carnifying
you are carnifying
he/she/it is carnifying
we are carnifying
you are carnifying
they are carnifying
Present perfect
I have carnified
you have carnified
he/she/it has carnified
we have carnified
you have carnified
they have carnified
Present perfect continuous
I have been carnifying
you have been carnifying
he/she/it has been carnifying
we have been carnifying
you have been carnifying
they have been carnifying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I carnified
you carnified
he/she/it carnified
we carnified
you carnified
they carnified
Past continuous
I was carnifying
you were carnifying
he/she/it was carnifying
we were carnifying
you were carnifying
they were carnifying
Past perfect
I had carnified
you had carnified
he/she/it had carnified
we had carnified
you had carnified
they had carnified
Past perfect continuous
I had been carnifying
you had been carnifying
he/she/it had been carnifying
we had been carnifying
you had been carnifying
they had been carnifying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will carnify
you will carnify
he/she/it will carnify
we will carnify
you will carnify
they will carnify
Future continuous
I will be carnifying
you will be carnifying
he/she/it will be carnifying
we will be carnifying
you will be carnifying
they will be carnifying
Future perfect
I will have carnified
you will have carnified
he/she/it will have carnified
we will have carnified
you will have carnified
they will have carnified
Future perfect continuous
I will have been carnifying
you will have been carnifying
he/she/it will have been carnifying
we will have been carnifying
you will have been carnifying
they will have been carnifying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would carnify
you would carnify
he/she/it would carnify
we would carnify
you would carnify
they would carnify
Conditional continuous
I would be carnifying
you would be carnifying
he/she/it would be carnifying
we would be carnifying
you would be carnifying
they would be carnifying
Conditional perfect
I would have carnify
you would have carnify
he/she/it would have carnify
we would have carnify
you would have carnify
they would have carnify
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been carnifying
you would have been carnifying
he/she/it would have been carnifying
we would have been carnifying
you would have been carnifying
they would have been carnifying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you carnify
we let´s carnify
you carnify
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to carnify
Past participle
carnified
Present Participle
carnifying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CARNIFY


ammonify
əˈmɒnɪˌfaɪ
cockneyfy
ˈkɒknɪˌfaɪ
consignify
kɒnˈsɪɡnɪˌfaɪ
cornify
ˈkɔːnɪˌfaɪ
dignify
ˈdɪɡnɪˌfaɪ
divinify
dɪˈvɪnɪˌfaɪ
foresignify
fɔːˈsɪɡnɪˌfaɪ
indemnify
ɪnˈdɛmnɪˌfaɪ
lignify
ˈlɪɡnɪˌfaɪ
magnify
ˈmæɡnɪˌfaɪ
minify
ˈmɪnɪˌfaɪ
opsonify
ɒpˈsɒnɪˌfaɪ
personify
pɜːˈsɒnɪˌfaɪ
presignify
priːˈsɪɡnɪˌfaɪ
reunify
riːˈjuːnɪˌfaɪ
saponify
səˈpɒnɪˌfaɪ
signify
ˈsɪɡnɪˌfaɪ
solemnify
səˈlɛmnɪˌfaɪ
UniFi
ˈjuːnɪˌfaɪ
unify
ˈjuːnɪˌfaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CARNIFY

carnet
Carney
carnie
carnied
carnies
carnifex
carnification
carnificial
carnified
carnifies
Carniola
carnitine
carnival
carnivalesque
carnivora
carnivore
carnivorous
carnivorously
carnivorousness
carnivory

WORDS THAT END LIKE CARNIFY

certify
clarify
cocknify
damnify
identify
indignify
justify
lenify
modify
munify
notify
omnify
qualify
resinify
sanify
simplify
specify
testify
verify
vinify

Synonyms and antonyms of carnify in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

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TRANSLATION OF CARNIFY

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The translations of carnify from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «carnify» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

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1,325 millions of speakers

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570 millions of speakers

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510 millions of speakers

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380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Japanese

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Translator English - Korean

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Translator English - Javanese

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Translator English - Tamil

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75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

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70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

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Translator English - Polish

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Translator English - Ukrainian

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Translator English - Romanian

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30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

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Translator English - Afrikaans

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Translator English - Swedish

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Translator English - Norwegian

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Trends of use of carnify

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CARNIFY»

The term «carnify» is normally little used and occupies the 140.827 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CARNIFY» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CARNIFY»

Discover the use of carnify in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to carnify and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English
... and incarnate, carnation and incarnation (and reincarnation) and incarnadine. — carnify, carnifica tion, carnival; Carnivora, carnivore, carnivorism, carnivorous. 1. Thefullcpds first: carnification derives,anl, from carnify, to makeorbecome flesh  ...
Eric Partridge, 2006
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The London encyclopaedia: or Universal dictionary of ...
The public executioner was also an office of dignity, under the kings of Israel. CARNIFY, t,. All from Lat. earo, Carnifjca'tion, n. carnis. To carnify is to CaRsi' vorous, adj. I generate flesh ; to con- Carno'sity, b. J vert nutriment into flesh; Ca' rnous, ...
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Dictionnary of the English Language with Numerous ...
At the same time I think, I deliberate, I purpose, I command ; in inferiour faculties, I walk, I see, I hear, I digest, I sanguify, I carnify. Hale, Origin of Mankind. CA' RNivAL.f n.s. [Ital. carnavale, Fr. car- naval. Our old writers seem to have considered ...
Samuel Johnson, 1827
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: A Work of Universal ...
... of carm yin ; in pathol., a state of certain organs in whic the tissue becomes ehan ed so as to resemble that of fleshy parts. In t e lungs it is equivalent either to the condition seen in atelectasis or to hepatization. carnify (kar'ni-fi), v.11; pret. and ...
William Dwight Whitney, 1904
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
The act of carnifying; in pathol., a state of certain organs in which the tissue becomes changed so as to resemble that of fleshy parts. In the lungs it is equivalent either to the condition seen in atelectasis or to hepatization. carnify ( kar'ni-fi), t\ i.
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1914
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The imperial dictionary of the English language: a complete ...
[See Carnify.] The act of carnif.ving; a state of certain organs in which the tissue becomes changed so as to resemble that of fleshy parts. In the hard parts it is equivalent to osteosarcoma, in the lungs to hepatization. Carnify ...
John Ogilvie, Charles Annandale, 1885
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The Century dictionary
In the lungs it is equivalent either to the condition seen in atelectasis or to hepati-: zation. carnify (kar'ni-fi), v. i. ; pret. and pp. carnified, ppr. carnifying. [< F. carnifier = Sp. Pg. carni- ficar-se (refl.) = It. carnificare, < L. camificare, also camuficare, ...
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A Dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages
Butcher. Carnlccro, ra, a. Carnivorous ; bloodthirsty. Libra carnicera-y Pound weight for butcher's meat, Carnieol, mn. Hoof of cloven-footed animals. Carnltlcacion, em. Cam Ideation. Carnifieurso, e/\ To carnify, to b.ecd flesh. Carnivoro, ra, a.
Mariano Velázquez de la Cadena, 1891
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Elements of General Anatomy; Tr. from the Last Ed. of the ...
The nails soften, carnify, become imperfect horny tissue, vegetate irregularly, present excrescences, become dry, brittle, &c. in certain general or local affections of the skin, as well as from the habitual contact of alkalies, acids, &c. as happens ...
Pierre Auguste Béclard, M. Ollivier (Charles Prosper), 1830
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A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary and Expositor of the ...
... kfi-r'nablé. ad. not spiritually Carnalness, kafnal-nés. s. carnality Carnation, kar- na'shnn. s. flesh colour Carnelian, kar-néle'yun. s. a precious stone ' - Cameous, kar'néds. a. fleshy Carnify, kal'né-fi. v. n. to breed flesh Carnival, karma-m. s. a ...
John Walker, 1824

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