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incarnate
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As an adjective, incarnate means embodied in flesh. As a verb, it means embody in flesh, invest with a bodily, especially a human, form.
Meanings of incarnate
8 meaningsadjective
traditionally postpositivenow frequently prepositiveEmbodied in flesh; given a bodily, especially a human, form; personified.
Not in the flesh; spiritual.
Older and rare meanings (1)
obsoleteFlesh-colored, crimson.
verb
To embody in flesh, invest with a bodily, especially a human, form.
To make carnal; to reduce the spiritual nature of.
figurativeTo put into or represent in a concrete form, as an idea.
Make concrete and real
Older and rare meanings (1)
obsoleteTo incarn; to become covered with flesh, to heal over.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).