incarnate

[in-kahr-nit, -neyt, in-kahr-neyt] / ɪnˈkɑr nɪt, -neɪt, ɪnˈkɑr neɪt /

ADJECTIVE

in bodily form

Synonyms

STRONG

embodied exteriorized externalized manifested materialized personified substantiated typified

WEAK

human in human form in the flesh made flesh physical real tangible

Example Sentences

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Here, in effect, stood American corporations incarnate: massive, spectacular, inventive, prosperous, self-confident.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

The former cop and Secret Service agent spent nearly a decade losing three congressional races in two different states before settling into a groove as steroids incarnate with a microphone.

From Slate • Mar. 1, 2025

Rep. Matt Gaetz said, “Mr. Weiss was here incarnate, but not particularly in spirit.”

From Washington Times • Nov. 7, 2023

Afterwards Kolisi, the Springboks' skipper and spirit incarnate, spoke about distinctive mood music that accompanies his team's matches.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2023

Kicked out of Small’s, the hustler paradise incarnate, for hustling?

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

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