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incarnate

UK
/ɪnˈkɑːnət/
US
/ɪnˈkɑrnɪt/

Translations

incarnateverb
incarnated
Past Simple
incarnated
Past Participle
incarnating
Gerund
UK
/ɪnˈkɑːnət/
US
/ɪnˈkɑːrneɪt/
The artist sought to incarnate the spirit of freedom in his sculpture.
L'artiste cherchait à incarner l'esprit de liberté dans sa sculpture.
Additional translations
matérialiserAu sens de rendre concret ou tangible.
Synonyms
embody
actualize
materialize
represent
manifest
incarnateadjective
UK
/ɪnˈkɑːnət/
US
/ɪnˈkɑrnɪt/
The artist's vision of the goddess was incarnate in the sculpture.
La vision de la déesse par l'artiste était incarnée dans la sculpture.
Additional translations
personnifiéSurtout dans des expressions comme « le mal incarné ».
Synonyms
embodied
actualized
materialized
personified
manifest

Definitions

incarnateverb
To embody or represent a deity, spirit, or quality in physical form.
The artist sought to incarnate the spirit of freedom in his sculpture.
To give a concrete or actual form to; to make real or tangible.
The novel incarnates the struggles of the working class in the early 20th century.
incarnateadjective
Embodied in flesh; given a bodily, especially a human, form.
The artist's vision of the goddess was incarnate in the sculpture.
Personified or typified, especially in a concrete form.
He was evil incarnate, with no regard for anyone but himself.
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