Excarnificate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Excarnificate is a verb meaning (transitive, obsolete) To strip (something or someone) of flesh, perhaps as a form of torture.
Meaning
(transitive, obsolete) To strip (something or someone) of flesh, perhaps as a form of torture.
Example Sentences
VVhat ſhall vve ſay to the multitudes of thoſe that are thus martyred, […] VVhat are to the racking and excarnificating their bodies, before this laſt puniſhment?
Word Forms
- excarnificates
- excarnificating
- excarnificated
Synonyms for excarnificate
Depending on context, synonyms include excarnate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include excarnate, excorticate, exenterate, extirp, exhumate, excave.
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