3 entries under this word

Incarnate

In-căr'nāte, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. INCARNATED; p. pr. & vb. n. INCARNATING.] [L. Lat. incarnare, incarnatum, from Lat. in and caro, carnis, flesh; It. incarnare, Pr., Sp., & Pg. encarnar, Fr. incarner.] To clothe with flesh; to embody in flesh.

This essence to incarnate and imbrute, That to the height of deity aspired. Milton.

In-cär’näte, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. To form flesh; to granulate, as a wound.

My uncle Toby's wound was nearly well—'twas just beginning to incarnate. Sterne.

In-cär'nate, a.

adjective

a. [L. Lat. incarnatus, p. p. of incarnare; It. incarnato, Sp. encarnado, Fr. incarné, incarnat.]

Sense 1. Invested with flesh; embodied in a fleshy nature and form.

Here shalt thou sit incarnate. Milton.

Sense 2. Having a color like that of flesh; flesh-colored; rosy; red. [Obs.] “A blossom like to a damask or incarnate rose.” Holland.