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incarnate

adjective · verb

Simple meaning

Embodied in flesh.

Pronunciation

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ihnkahrnuht

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ɪnˈkɑɹnət

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

adjective

  1. traditionally postpositivenow frequently prepositive

    Embodied in flesh; given a bodily, especially a human, form; personified.

verb

  1. intransitive

    To embody in flesh; to invest with a bodily, especially a human, form.

  2. Represent in bodily form

  3. intransitiveby extension

    To gain full existence (bodily or otherwise).

  4. Make concrete and real

  5. transitive

    To make carnal; to reduce the spiritual nature of.

  6. transitivefigurative

    To put into or represent in a concrete form, as an idea.

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: (traditionally postpositive, now frequently prepositive) Embodied in flesh; given a bodily, especially a human, form; personified.

Used this way, incarnate is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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Synonyms

Sense: (traditionally postpositive or now frequently prepositive) Embodied in flesh

corporalbodied

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