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😈 To corrupt morally 🧠 To make physical 🗿 To make bodily
to carnalize

to carnalize

9.9
To give an idea a physical human form often in art
  • verb
  • /ˈkɑrnəˌlaɪz/
  • Formal
translation icon : carnalizar
  • The artist carnalized the abstract concept into a stunning sculpture.

Examples

  • The artist sought to carnalize abstract concepts by depicting them as tangible human forms.

  • Some critics argue that modern sculpture too often carnalizes spiritual ideas, reducing their mystery.

  • By carnalizing the myth, the painter gave it a vivid sense of reality.

  • Can you carnalize your ideas into a tangible form?

  • The artist sought to carnalize abstract concepts by depicting them as tangible human forms.

  • By carnalizing the myth, the painter gave it a vivid sense of reality.

  • Some critics argue that modern sculpture too often carnalizes spiritual ideas, reducing their mystery.

Synonyms

to corporealize
vsto carnalize
  • Formal
1 9.9

To make an idea or feeling into something physical

focuses on bodily or artistic materialization especially in sculpture

Antonyms

to spiritualize
1 8.0

To give something a religious meaning or feeling

How Concrete

to carnalize
  • Formal
9.9
to embody
104 5.1
to represent
126 2.6
to symbolize
  • US
104 4.2

Surface Forms

carnalize infinitive
carnalized past
carnalized past participle
carnalizing present participle
carnalizes third person singular

Morphology

carnalize = carnal (transparent) = carnal + ize

Literally 'to make flesh' (to embody or render material) is a straightforward extension of 'carnal' + '-ize'.

Etymology

The word carnalize comes from the root carn- meaning 'flesh', the same root you find in carnal and carnivore. It gives the image of making an idea flesh, so to carnalize art is to make a spiritual or abstract idea into a physical, human form.