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Incarnate vs Inculcate - What's the difference?

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In transitive terms the difference between incarnate and inculcate

is that incarnate is to put into or represent in a concrete form, as an idea while inculcate is to induce understanding or a particular sentiment in a person or persons.

As verbs the difference between incarnate and inculcate

is that incarnate is to incarn; to become covered with flesh, to heal over while inculcate is to teach by repeated instruction.

As an adjective incarnate

is embodied in flesh; given a bodily, especially a human, form; personified.

incarnate

English

Etymology 1

From .

Adjective

(-)
  • Embodied in flesh; given a bodily, especially a human, form; personified.
  • * Milton
  • Here shalt thou sit incarnate .
  • * Jortin
  • He represents the emperor and his wife as two devils incarnate , sent into the world for the destruction of mankind.
  • (obsolete) Flesh-colored, crimson.
  • (Holland)

    Etymology 2

    From the past participle stem of (etyl) .

    Verb

    (incarnat)
  • (obsolete) To incarn; to become covered with flesh, to heal over.
  • To make carnal, to reduce the spiritual nature of.
  • To embody in flesh, invest with a bodily, especially a human, form.
  • * Milton
  • This essence to incarnate and imbrute, / That to the height of deity aspired.
  • To put into or represent in a concrete form, as an idea.
  • Etymology 3

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not in the flesh; spiritual.
  • * Richardson
  • I fear nothing that devil carnate or incarnate can fairly do.

    Anagrams

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    inculcate

    English

    Verb

    (inculcat)
  • To teach by repeated instruction.
  • To induce understanding or a particular sentiment in a person or persons.
  • Quotations

    {{timeline, 1900s=}} * 1932': Wordless conditioning ... cannot '''inculcate the more complex courses of behaviour. — ''Brave New World , Aldous Huxley * 1943': The right defense against false sentiments is to '''inculcate just sentiments. — ''The Abolition of Man , C. S. Lewis