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Incarnates
To embody in flesh, invest with a bodily, especially a human, form.
📖 Definitions of "Incarnates"
- 1
To embody in flesh, invest with a bodily, especially a human, form.
- 2
To incarn; to become covered with flesh, to heal over.
"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)"
- 3
To make carnal; to reduce the spiritual nature of.
- 4
To put into or represent in a concrete form, as an idea.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Incarnates"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| embodyverb | (transitive) To represent in a physical or concrete form; to incarnate or personify. |
| corporeal | Material; tangible; physical. |
| materialverb | (obsolete, transitive) To form from matter; to materialize. |
| corporalnoun | (military) A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private. |
| bodied | Having a bodily form; corporeal or incarnate. |
| corporateverb | (obsolete, transitive) To incorporate. |
| body forthverb | (intransitive) To shape or give form to something. |
| embodiedverb | (psychology) experienced, mediated via the physical body (typically in contrast to mental experience) |
| embodiesverb | (transitive) To represent in a physical or concrete form; to incarnate or personify. |
| epitomizesverb | To be an epitome of. |
| exemplifiesverb | (transitive) To show or illustrate by example. |
| personifiesverb | (transitive) To create a representation of (an abstract quality) in the form of a character or persona. |
| representsverb | (transitive) To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of |
| symbolizesverb | (transitive) To be symbolic of; to represent. |
| incarnationsnoun | A living being embodying a deity or spirit. |
| incarnationnoun | A living being embodying a deity or spirit. |
| incarnnoun | (intransitive, rare) To become flesh, to incarnate. |
| incarnadinedverb | (transitive, originally) To make flesh-coloured. |
| incarnadineverb | Of the blood-red colour of raw flesh; crimson. |
| incarnatusnoun | — |
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