adjective , verb
■ adjective
/ ɪnˈkɑːnət; NAmE -ˈkɑːrn-/ (usually after nouns) ( formal ) in human form :
The leader seemed the devil incarnate.
■ verb
/ ˈɪnkɑːneɪt; NAmE -kɑːrn-/ [ vn ] ( formal ) to give a definite or human form to a particular idea or quality
SYN embody
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from ecclesiastical Latin incarnat- made flesh, from the verb incarnare , from in- into + caro , carn- flesh.