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).
Etymology: ME f. eccl.L incarnare incarnat- make flesh (as IN-(2), L caro carnis flesh)