First Known Use: 14th century
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1incarnate
adjective in·car·nate \in-ˈkär-nət, -ˌnāt\
: having a human body
Full Definition of INCARNATE
1
a : invested with bodily and especially human nature and form b : made manifest or comprehensible : embodied <a fiend incarnate>
2
: incarnadine <incarnate clover>
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Origin of INCARNATE
Middle English incarnat, from Late Latin incarnatus, past participle of incarnare to incarnate, from Latin in- + carn-, caro flesh — more at carnal
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2incarnate
verb in·car·nate \in-ˈkär-ˌnāt, ˈin-ˌ\
: to represent (something, such as an idea or quality) in a clear and obvious way
in·car·nat·edin·car·nat·ing
Full Definition of INCARNATE
transitive verb
: to make incarnate: as a : to give bodily form and substance to <incarnates the devil as a serpent> b (1) : to give a concrete or actual form to : actualize (2) : to constitute an embodiment or type of <no one culture incarnates every important human value — Denis Goulet>
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First Known Use of INCARNATE
1533
Related to INCARNATE
- Synonyms
- body, epitomize, express, externalize, embody, incorporate, instantiate, manifest, materialize, personalize, personify, substantiate
- Antonyms
- disembody
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