incarnate
To embody in flesh; to invest with a bodily, especially a human, formTo embody in flesh; to invest with a bodily, especially a human, form.
» I am innocence incarnate.
Meaning
5 senses(intransitive)To embody in flesh; to invest with a bodily, especially a human, form.
воплоща́тьvoploščátʹ, воплоти́тьvoplotítʹ, олицетворя́тьolicetvorjátʹ
represent in bodily form
(broadly, intransitive)To gain full existence (bodily or otherwise).
(transitive)To make carnal; to reduce the spiritual nature of.
(figuratively, transitive)To put into or represent in a concrete form, as an idea.
осуществля́тьosuščestvljátʹ, осуществи́тьosuščestvítʹ
(intransitive, obsolete)To incarn; to become covered with flesh; to heal over.
Examples
8 sentencesI am innocence incarnate.
Tom is evil incarnate.
She incarnates all womanly virtues.
You are the devil incarnate.
deDu bist der leibhaftige Teufel.
This woman is perfection incarnate.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
First attested in 1533; borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin incarnātus, see -ate (verb-formFirst attested in 1533; borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin incarnātus, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.
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Forms
incarnates, incarnating, incarnated, incarnated| Base form | incarnate · to incarnate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | incarnates |
| Present participle | incarnating |
| Past simple | incarnated |
| Past participle | incarnated |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonyms- represent in bodily form:body forthembodysubstantiate
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle