incarnate
Use Incarnate in a sentence
in·car·nate
[adj. in-kahr-nit, -neyt; v. in-kahr-neyt] adjective, verb, in·car·nat·ed, in·car·nat·ing. 
nɪt, -neɪt; adjective
1.
embodied in flesh; given a bodily, especially a human, form: a devil incarnate.
2.
personified or typified, as a quality or idea: chivalry incarnate.
3.
flesh-colored or crimson.
verb (used with object)
4.
to put into or represent in a concrete form, as an idea: The building incarnates the architect's latest theories.
5.
to be the embodiment or type of: Her latest book incarnates the literature of our day.
6.
to embody in flesh; invest with a bodily, especially a human, form: a man who incarnated wisdom and compassion.
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| incarnate | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | possessing bodily form, esp the human form: a devil incarnate |
| 2. | personified or typified: stupidity incarnate |
| 3. | (esp of plant parts) flesh-coloured or pink |
| —vb | |
| 4. | to give a bodily or concrete form to |
| 5. | to be representative or typical of |
| [C14: from Late Latin incarnāre to make flesh, from Latin | |
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Example sentences
As the saying goes, your mind could be your loyal servant as well as your deadliest enemy, the devil incarnate himself.
Seventy years ago, this seven-foot-tall, smoking robot was the future incarnate.
They're all going straight for the guts of the people they incarnate.
In public, he is loyalty and fraternal pride incarnate.
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