incarnate

  • 11incarnate — incarnates, incarnating, incarnated (The adjective is pronounced [[t]ɪnkɑ͟ː(r)nɪt[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]ɪ̱nkɑː(r)neɪt[/t]].) 1) ADJ: n ADJ If you say that someone is a quality incarnate, you mean that they represent that quality or are …

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  • 12incarnate — in|car|nate1 [ınˈka:nıt US a:r ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Late Latin; Origin: , past participle of incarnare, from Latin caro flesh ] 1.) be evil/beauty/greed etc incarnate to have an extreme amount of a particular quality ▪ He is now… …

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  • 13incarnate — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English incarnat, from Late Latin incarnatus, past participle of incarnare to incarnate, from Latin in + carn , caro flesh more at carnal Date: 14th century 1. a. invested with bodily and especially human nature and …

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  • 14incarnate — ● incarnat, incarnate adjectif (italien incarnato, de carne, chair) incarnat nom masculin (italien incarnato, de carne, chair) D un rouge clair et vif. ● incar …

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  • 15incarnate — adj. /in kahr nit, nayt/; v. /in kahr nayt/, adj., v., incarnated, incarnating. adj. 1. embodied in flesh; given a bodily, esp. a human, form: a devil incarnate. 2. personified or typified, as a quality or idea: chivalry incarnate. 3. flesh… …

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  • 16incarnate — in|car|nate1 [ ın karnət ] adjective in human form: used for emphasizing that someone is very similar to what has just been mentioned: PERSONIFIED: They looked at me as though I were the devil incarnate. incarnate in|car|nate 2 [ ın kar,neıt ]… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 17incarnate — {{11}}incarnate (adj.) late 14c., from L.L. incarnatus made flesh, a common word among early Christian writers, pp. of L. incarnare to make flesh (see INCARNATION (Cf. incarnation)). {{12}}incarnate (v.) 1530s, a back formation from incarnation,… …

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  • 18incarnate — adjective /ɪnˈkanət / (say in kahnuht), / neɪt/ (say nayt) 1. embodied in flesh; invested with a bodily, especially a human, form: a devil incarnate. 2. personified or typified, as a quality or idea: chivalry incarnate. 3. flesh coloured or… …

  • 19incarnate — adj. & v. adj. 1 (of a person, spirit, quality, etc.) embodied in flesh, esp. in human form (is the devil incarnate). 2 represented in a recognizable or typical form (folly incarnate). v.tr. 1 embody in flesh. 2 put (an idea etc.) into concrete… …

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  • 20incarnate — adjective ɪn kα:nət [often postposition] 1》 (of a deity or spirit) embodied in human form. 2》 represented in the ultimate or most extreme form: capitalism incarnate. verb ɪnkα:neɪt, kα:neɪt 1》 embody or represent (a deity or spirit) in human form …

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