Meaning of incarnate in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ɪnˈkɑrnət/

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1. Verb

   incarnate

   Definitions

   1. make concrete and real

   Antonyms

   • disincarnate
2. 2. represent in bodily form

   Examples

   • « He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system »
   • « The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist »

3. Classifying Adjective

   incarnate

   Definitions

   1. possessing or existing in bodily form

   Examples

   • « what seemed corporal melted as breath into the wind- Shakespeare »
   • « an incarnate spirit »
   • « 'corporate' is an archaic term »

   Synonyms

   • corporeal
   • material
4. 2. invested with a bodily form especially of a human body

   Examples

   • « a monarch...regarded as a god incarnate »

   Synonyms

   • bodied