US /ɪnˈkɑrnət/ UK /ɪnˈkɑːnət/
adj verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    embodied in flesh or in concrete form; personified

    To the villagers he was greed incarnate, devouring all in his path.

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Synonyms
1 adj · embodied in flesh or in... embodiedpersonifiedcorporealmanifestbodily
Word family
Derived forms incarnation

Etymology

From Late Latin incarnatus, past participle of incarnare ('to make flesh'), from in- ('in') + caro, carnis ('flesh').

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