incarnate
incarnate Lexical Profile
incarnate Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Represented in an extreme, quintessential, or tangible human form (often placed immediately after the noun it modifies).
"With her tireless dedication to helping refugees, she was kindness incarnate."
Embodied in flesh; specifically, invested with a human, bodily nature and form (especially of a deity or spirit).
"In Christian theology, Jesus is worshiped as God incarnate."
• verb
To embody or represent an abstract idea, quality, or spirit in a concrete, perceptible, or human form.
"The monument was designed to incarnate the nation's enduring hope for peace."
Word Nuance & Usage
As an adjective, 'incarnate' is frequently used postpositively (placed immediately after the noun it modifies, as in 'compassion incarnate') and is pronounced with a reduced final syllable (/ɪnˈkɑːrnɪt/), whereas the verb is pronounced with a long 'a' (/ɪnˈkɑːrneɪt/).
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin 'incarnatus', the past participle of 'incarnare' ('to make flesh'), formed from 'in-' ('into') and 'caro' (genitive 'carnis', meaning 'flesh'), originally used in Christian theology to describe the embodiment of God in human form.
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