incarnare

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

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

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Further reading[edit]

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

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From incarna +‎ -re.

Noun[edit]

incarnare f (plural incarnări)

  1. incarnation

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