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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.
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to embody in flesh; invest with a bodily, especially a human, form: a man who incarnated wisdom and compassion.
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- He has no longer the smiles that made him something of an incarnate joy to the beholder.
- In public, he is loyalty and fraternal pride incarnate.
- Those memories incarnate moments that blur all lines between dreams and reality.
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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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