incarnate

¹in·car·nate

adjective \in-ˈkär-nət, -ˌnāt\

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>

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

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with INCARNATE

discarnate

²in·car·nate

transitive verb \in-ˈkär-ˌnāt, ˈin-ˌ\

in·car·nat·edin·car·nat·ing

Definition of INCARNATE

: 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>

Examples of INCARNATE

1. <the general view that Hitler incarnated extreme egotism and indeed evil itself>

First Known Use of INCARNATE

1533

Related to INCARNATE

Synonyms

body, epitomize, express, externalize, embody, incorporate, instantiate, manifest, materialize, personalize, personify, substantiate

Antonyms

disembody

Related Words

actualize, concretize, realize; exemplify, illustrate, image, objectify, symbolize, typify