Incarnate

Incarnate
Incarnate In*car"nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incarnated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Incarnating}.] To clothe with flesh; to embody in flesh; to invest, as spirits, ideals, etc., with a human from or nature. [1913 Webster]

This essence to incarnate and imbrute, That to the height of deity aspired. --Milton. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Incarnate — История Издатель Radical Comics Периодичность ежемесячный Даты публикаций август декабрь …   Википедия

  • Incarnate — In*car nate, a. [L. incarnatus, p. p. of incarnare to incarnate, pref. in in + caro, carnis, flesh. See {Carnal}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Invested with flesh; embodied in a human nature and form; united with, or having, a human body. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • incarnate — [in kär′nit, in kär′nāt΄; ] for v. [, in kär′nāt΄] adj. [ME < LL(Ec) incarnatus, pp. of incarnari, to be made flesh < L in , in + caro (gen. carnis), flesh: see CARNAL] 1. endowed with a body, esp. a human body; in bodily form 2. being a… …   English World dictionary

  • Incarnate — In*car nate, a. [Pref. in not + carnate.] Not in the flesh; spiritual. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I fear nothing . . . that devil carnate or incarnate can fairly do. Richardson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Incarnate — In*car nate, v. i. To form flesh; to granulate, as a wound. [R.] [1913 Webster] My uncle Toby s wound was nearly well t was just beginning to incarnate. Sterne. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • incarnate — ► ADJECTIVE (often after a noun ) 1) (of a deity or spirit) embodied in flesh; in human form. 2) represented in the ultimate or most typical form: capitalism incarnate. ► VERB 1) embody or represent (a deity or spirit) in human form. 2) be the… …   English terms dictionary

  • incarnate — index bodily, born (innate), corporal, corporeal, embody, genetic, live (conscious) …   Law dictionary

  • incarnate — vb embody, hypostatize, materialize, externalize, objectify, *realize, actualize, reify …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • incarnate — [adj] in bodily form embodied, exteriorized, externalized, human, in human form, in the flesh*, made flesh, manifested, materialized, personified, physical, real, substantiated, tangible, typified; concepts 490,539 …   New thesaurus

  • incarnate — incarnates, incarnating, incarnated (The adjective is pronounced [[t]ɪnkɑ͟ː(r)nɪt[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]ɪ̱nkɑː(r)neɪt[/t]].) 1) ADJ: n ADJ If you say that someone is a quality incarnate, you mean that they represent that quality or are …   English dictionary

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