Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carnate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: car-nate
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Embodied in, or having, flesh (as opposed to just a spirit etc.).

Example Sentences

"the carnate world"
"carnate devil"
"I fear nothing […] that devil carnate or incarnate [the dangerous libertine Lovelace] can do"
""With my eyes open I see but one face; with my eyes closed I see a million faces: they are all yours. And they are loving, and sweet, and kind. But I am content with one, with the carnate symbol of them, with you[…]""

Etymology

From Late Latin carnātus (“fleshy”), from oblique stem of Latin carō, carnis (“meat, flesh”) + -ātus (whence -ate).

Word Breakdown

Root: carnātus
Suffix: la:carō, -ate

Derived Forms

discarnate uncarnate uncarnated

Frequently Paired Words

carnal carnation carnivore carrion decarnate incarnate reincarnate

Synonyms

incarnate

Questions

What does carnate mean?: Embodied in, or having, flesh (as opposed to just a spirit etc.).
Where does carnate come from?: From Late Latin carnātus (“fleshy”), from oblique stem of Latin carō, carnis (“meat, flesh”) + -ātus (whence -ate).

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