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incarnate definition
in·car·nate (in kär′nit, -nāt′; for v., -nāt′)
adjective
- endowed with a body, esp. a human body; in bodily form
- being a living example of; personified evil incarnate
- flesh-colored; pink
- red; rosy
Etymology: ME < LL(Ec) incarnatus, pp. of incarnari, to be made flesh < L in-, in + caro (gen. carnis), flesh: see carnal
transitive verb incarnated -·nat′ed, incarnating -·nat′·ing
- to provide with flesh or a body; embody
- to give actual form to; make real
- to be the type or embodiment of to incarnate the frontier spirit
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