INCARNATE - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Verb

make concrete and real

Categories: Realize, Realise, Actualize, Actualise, Substantiate

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Adjective

invested with a bodily form especially of a human body

Example: a monarch...regarded as a god incarnate

Synonyms

Bodied, Corporal, Body forth, Incarnate, Corporate

Antonyms

Disincarnate

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

The word "incarnate" comes from Latin incarnare, which comes from Latin caro, which was borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin incarnatus.

🔗 Related Words

in – A related word in the same word family.

carnate – A related word in the same word family.

🧩 Fun Fact

Many Latin words entered English twice—once through French and once through direct borrowing.

🎵 Words that Rhyme with Incarnate