Italian

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Etymology

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From Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin incarnāre, derived from Latin carō (flesh).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /in.karˈna.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: in‧car‧nà‧re

Verb

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incarnàre (first-person singular present incàrno, first-person singular past historic incarnài, past participle incarnàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to incarnate (to embody in flesh)
  2. (transitive, figurative, literary) to represent
    Synonym: rappresentare
  3. (transitive, figurative, literary) to actualize, to realize
    Synonym: realizzare
  4. (transitive, figurative, literary) to play the role of
    Synonym: impersonare
  5. (transitive) to sink (one's teeth, etc.) into flesh
  6. (intransitive) to paint with the colour/color of flesh

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • incarnare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

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Romanian

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Etymology

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From incarna +‎ -re.

Noun

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incarnare f (plural incarnări)

  1. incarnation

Declension

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