Defn: To form flesh; to granulate, as a wound. [R.] My uncle Toby's wound was nearly well — 't was just beginning to incarnate. Sterne.
INCARNATION
In`car*na"tion, n. Etym: [F. incarnation, LL. incarnatio.]
1. The act of clothing with flesh, or the state of being so clothed; the act of taking, or being manifested in, a human body and nature.
2. (Theol.)
Defn: The union of the second person of the Godhead with manhood in
Christ.
3. An incarnate form; a personification; a manifestation; a reduction to apparent from; a striking exemplification in person or act. She is a new incarnation of some of the illustrious dead. Jeffrey. The very incarnation of selfishness. F. W. Robertson.
4. A rosy or red color; flesh color; carnation. [Obs.]
5. (Med.)
Defn: The process of healing wounds and filling the part with new flesh; granulation.
INCARNATIVE
In*car"na*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. incarnatif.]