CEFR B2

incarnate

adjective

Meaning

incarnate means embodied in flesh; given a bodily, especially a human, form; personified. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

1760: My uncle Toby’s wound was near well, and as soon as the surgeon recovered his surprize, and could get leave to say as much—he told him, 'twas just beginning to incarnate — Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (Penguin 2003, p. 83)
The writer described the response as incarnate.

Examples

1760: My uncle Toby’s wound was near well, and as soon as the surgeon recovered his surprize, and could get leave to say as much—he told him, 'twas just beginning to incarnate — Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (Penguin 2003, p. 83)

The writer described the response as incarnate.

A incarnate tone can change the mood of a conversation.

How to Use incarnate

incarnate + noun (collocation)

Use incarnate before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a incarnate reaction."

become incarnate (collocation)

Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became incarnate near the end."

incarnate

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incarnate (B2)

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