01 a. Not in the flesh; spiritual.
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Not in the flesh; spiritual.[Obs.]“I fear nothing . . . that devil carnate or incarnate can fairly do.” — Richardson.
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Webster, 1913
Incarnate
02 a. Invested with flesh; embodied in a human nature and form; united with, or having, a human body.
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Invested with flesh; embodied in a human nature and form; united with, or having, a human body.“Here shalt thou sit incarnate.” — Milton.“He represents the emperor and his wife as two devils incarnate, sent into the world for the destruction of mankind.” — Jortin.
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Flesh-colored; rosy; red.[Obs.]
03 v. t. To clothe with flesh; to embody in flesh; to invest, as spirits, ideals, etc., with a human from or nature.
imp. & p. p.
Incarnated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Incarnating
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To clothe with flesh; to embody in flesh; to invest, as spirits, ideals, etc., with a human from or nature.“This essence to incarnate and imbrute, That to the height of deity aspired.” — Milton.
04 v. i. To form flesh; to granulate, as a wound.
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To form flesh; to granulate, as a wound.[R.]“My uncle Toby's wound was nearly well -- 't was just beginning to incarnate.” — Sterne.