Meaning of incarnate in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  3. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ɪnˈkɑrnət/

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  1. Verb

    incarnate

    Definitions

    1. make concrete and real

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  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 »

    Derived terms

  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

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

    Examples

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

    Synonyms

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