CARNIFY

carnify

(verb) become muscular or fleshy

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

carnify (third-person singular simple present carnifies, present participle carnifying, simple past and past participle carnified)

(intransitive) To form flesh; to become like flesh.

Source: Wiktionary

Car"ni*fy, v. i. Etym: [LL. carnificare, fr. L.o, carnis, flesh + facere to make: cf. F. carnifier.]

Definition: To form flesh; to become like flesh. Sir M. Hale.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition