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incarnate
in·car·nate
[
in krnət
]
adjective
Definition:
1.
made human:
having a bodily form, especially a human form
2.
personified:
being the epitome of something
an adviser who is discretion incarnate
3.
pink or red:
describes plant parts that are pink or crimson
transitive verb
(
past and past participle
in·car·nat·ed
,
present participle
in·car·nat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
in·car·nates
)
Definition:
1.
show something in human form:
to give something a bodily form, especially a human form
2.
personify something:
to be the epitome or personification of something
3.
cause something to happen:
to bring about something that exists as an idea or theory only
[
14th century. < ecclesiastical Latin
incarnatus
, past participle of
incarnari
"be made flesh" < Latin
carn-
"flesh"
]
in·car·na·tor
[
in kr nàytər
]
noun
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in·car·na·tor [ in kr nàytər ] noun
