Enflesh

Enflesh is a verb that means ‘to give bodily form to’ or ‘to make real.’ The root word of enflesh is flesh, a word of Old English origin, referring to the soft substance of muscle and fat found between the skin and bones of an animal or human. The prefix E-N is often used to turn a noun or adjective into a verb. We see it with words like encourage, enable or endanger. Enflesh is frequently used metaphorically. Here’s an example: Dante’s drunken behavior seemed to enflesh my observations about the dangers of excessive drinking. I was only talking about these things in the abstract, but Dante made these dangers real in his life.