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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•car•nate /adj. ɪnˈkɑrnɪt, -neɪt; v. -neɪt/USA pronunciation adj., v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. adj. [after a noun] - given a bodily, esp. a human, form:a devil incarnate.
- personified;
typified:The alien monster represents evil incarnate.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•car•nate (adj. in kär′nit, -nāt;v. in kär′nāt),USA pronunciation adj., v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. adj. - embodied in flesh;
given a bodily, esp. a human, form:a devil incarnate. - personified or typified, as a quality or idea:chivalry incarnate.
- flesh-colored or crimson.
v.t. - to put into or represent in a concrete form, as an idea:The building incarnates the architect's latest theories.
- to be the embodiment or type of:Her latest book incarnates the literature of our day.
- to embody in flesh;
invest with a bodily, esp. a human, form:a man who incarnated wisdom and compassion.
- Late Latin incarnātus past participle of incarnāre to make into flesh, equivalent. to in- in-2 + carn- flesh (see carnal) + -ātus -ate1
- late Middle English 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: incarnate adj /ɪnˈkɑːnɪt; -neɪt/(usually immediately postpositive)- possessing bodily form, esp the human form: a devil incarnate
- personified or typified: stupidity incarnate
vb /ɪnˈkɑːneɪt/(transitive)- to give a bodily or concrete form to
- to be representative or typical of
Etymology: 14th Century: from Late Latin incarnāre to make flesh, from Latin in-² + carō flesh |