adj. & v.
adj. 1 (of a person, spirit, quality, etc.) embodied in flesh, esp. in human form (is the devil incarnate). 2 represented in a recognizable or typical form (folly incarnate).
v.tr. 1 embody in flesh. 2 put (an idea etc.) into concrete form; realize. 3 (of a person etc.) be the living embodiment of (a quality).
[ ME f. eccl.L incarnare incarnat- make flesh (as IN-(2), L caro carnis flesh) ]