in|car|nate

in|car|nate «adjective. ihn KAHR niht, -nayt; verb. ihn KAHR nayt», adjective, verb, -nat|ed, -nat|ing.

–adj.

1. embodied in flesh, especially in human form: »

the Devil incarnate. The villain was evil incarnate.

2. personified or typified, as a quality or idea: »

Liberty and independence itself seemed incarnate in his name (John R. Green).

3. Botany. flesh-colored.

–v.t.

1. to make incarnate; embody.

2. to put into an actual form; realize: »

The sculptor incarnated his vision in a beautiful statue.

3. to be the living embodiment of: »

She incarnates all the virtues of womanhood. Lancelot incarnated the spirit of chivalry.

SYNONYM(S): personify.

╂[< Latin incarnātus < in- in + carō, carnis flesh]