INCARNATE


Meaning of INCARNATE in English

adj.

Pronunciation: in- ' kär-n ə t, - ˌ n ā t

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English incarnat, from Late Latin incarnatus, past participle of incarnare to incarnate, from Latin in- + carn-, caro flesh ― more at CARNAL

Date: 14th century

1 a : invested with bodily and especially human nature and form b : made manifest or comprehensible : EMBODIED <a fiend incarnate >

2 : INCARNADINE < incarnate clover>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.