ex-carnĭfĭco, no perf., ātum, 1, v. a., to cut or tear any one to pieces (a rare word).
I Lit.: aliquem, Cic. N. D. 3, 33 fin. ; Suet. Vit. 17; Sen. Ep. 24.—
II Trop., to torment , torture : aliquem, Ter. Heaut. 813: excarnificatus animus, Sen. de Ira, 3, 4: comitem, Amm. 14, 5, 1; 14, 9, 6.