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incarnate
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in·car·nate  (n-kärnt)
adj.
1.
a. Invested with bodily nature and form: an incarnate spirit.
b. Embodied in human form; personified: a villain who is evil incarnate.
2. Incarnadine.
tr.v. (-nt) in·car·nat·ed, in·car·nat·ing, in·car·nates
1.
a. To give bodily, especially human, form to.
b. To personify.
2. To realize in action or fact; actualize: a community that incarnates its founders' ideals.

[Middle English, from Late Latin incarntus, past participle of incarnre, to make flesh : Latin in-, causative pref.; see in-2 + Latin car, carn-, flesh; see sker-1 in Indo-European roots.]

in·carnator n.

incarnate
adj [ɪnˈkɑːnɪt -neɪt] (usually immediately postpositive)
1. possessing bodily form, esp the human form a devil incarnate
2. personified or typified stupidity incarnate
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (esp of plant parts) flesh-coloured or pink
vb [ɪnˈkɑːneɪt] (tr)
1. to give a bodily or concrete form to
2. to be representative or typical of
[from Late Latin incarnāre to make flesh, from Latin in-2 + carō flesh]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.incarnate - make concrete and real
actualise, actualize, realize, substantiate, realise - make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions"
disincarnate - make immaterial; remove the real essence of
2.incarnate - represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist"
be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
Adj.1.incarnate - possessing or existing in bodily form; "what seemed corporal melted as breath into the wind"- Shakespeare; "an incarnate spirit"; "`corporate' is an archaic term"
corporeal, material - having material or physical form or substance; "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin Jowett
2.incarnate - invested with a bodily form especially of a human body; "a monarch...regarded as a god incarnate"
bodied - having a body or a body of a specified kind; often used in combination; "strong-bodied"; "big-bodied"

incarnate
adjective
1. personified, embodied, typified He referred to her as evil incarnate.
2. made flesh, in the flesh, in human form, in bodily form Why should God become incarnate as a male?
Translations
incarnate
A. [ɪnˈkɑːnɪt] ADJ (Rel) → encarnado
the word incarnateel verbo encarnado
the devil incarnateel diablo personificado, el mismo diablo
B. [ˈɪnkɑːneɪt] VTencarnar

incarnate [ɪnˈkɑːrnət]
adjincarné(e)
to be evil incarnate → être le diable incarné
[ɪnˈkɑːrneɪt] vtincarner

incarnate
adj (Rel) → fleischgeworden, Mensch geworden; (= personified)leibhaftig attr, → in Person; to become incarnateFleisch werden, Mensch werden; the word Incarnatedas fleischgewordene Wort; he’s the devil incarnateer ist der leibhaftige Teufel or der Teufel in Person; she is cynicism incarnatesie ist der Zynismus in Person
vt (= make real)Gestalt or Form geben (+dat); (= be embodiment of)verkörpern

incarnate [ɐadj ɪnˈkɑːnɪt; ɐvb ɪnˈkɑːneɪt]
1. adj (Rel) → incarnato/a
the devil incarnate → il diavolo personificato or in persona
2. vtincarnare

incarnate [ɐadj ɪnˈkɑːnɪt; ɐvb ɪnˈkɑːneɪt]
1. adj (Rel) → incarnato/a
the devil incarnate → il diavolo personificato or in persona
2. vtincarnare

incarnate
adj incarnate [inˈkaːnət]
(of God, the devil etc) having taken human form a devil incarnate. vleeslik مُتَجَسِّد въплътен ztělesněný levendegjort; inkarneret in Menschengestalt ενσαρκωμένος encarnado lihastunud تندار؛ متجسم ruumiillistunut incarné בְּצוּרַת אָדָם अवतार inkarnirati, utjeloviti megtestesült menjelma holdi klæddur, í mannslíki incarnato 人の姿をした 인간의 모습을 가진 įsikūnijęs, įkūnytas iemiesots jelmaan vleesgeworden ta menneskelig form, legemliggjøre wcielony personificado incarnat, întrupat воплощённый vtelený utelešen otelotvoren förkroppsligad, inkarnerad ซึ่งเป็นตัวเป็นตน insan şekline girmiş 化身的 втілений; уособлений انسان کی شکل میں hoá thân ,
n incarnation [inkaːˈneiʃən]
(the) human form taken by a divine being etc Most Christians believe that Christ was the incarnation of God. vleeswording تَجَسُّد въплъщение vtělení legemliggørelse; inkarnation die Menschwerdung ενσάρκωση encarnación lihakssaamine انسان دیسی؛ مظهر inkarnaatio incarnation הִתגַלמוּת अवतारण utjelovljenje testté válás penjelmaan holdgun, holdtekja incarnazione 化身 육체화한 것 įsikūnijimas iemiesojums lambang incarnatie legemliggjørelse, inkarnasjon wcielenie encarnação incarnare, întrupare воплощение vtelenie utelešenje otelotvorenje inkarnation, förkroppsligande การทำให้เป็นรูปเป็นร่าง vücut bulma 化身 втілення; уособлення مجسّم ہونا sự hoá thân


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