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excarnificate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ex-carni-fi-cate
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To strip (something or someone) of flesh, perhaps as a form of torture.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin ex (“out”) + carnificatus, past participle carnificare (“to carnify”). Compare Latin excarnificare (“to tear to pieces, torment”). See carnify.

Usage

Inflected Forms

excarnificates (present, singular) excarnificating (participle, present) excarnificated (participle, past) excarnificated (past)

Synonyms

excarnate

Questions

What does excarnificate mean?
To strip (something or someone) of flesh, perhaps as a form of torture.
Where does excarnificate come from?
From Latin ex (“out”) + carnificatus, past participle carnificare (“to carnify”). Compare Latin excarnificare (“to tear to pieces, torment”). See carnify.

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