encarnar
to embody, to incarnate
verb en-kahr-NAHR Less Common
Origin: From Latin incarnare (in + caro/carnis 'flesh').
Usage Note
Encarnar is a formal-register verb meaning 'to give bodily/concrete form to an idea or role': encarnar un personaje ('to portray a character') or encarnar el mal ('to embody evil'). It is not a synonym of representar in everyday speech; it carries the stronger connotation of an idea made flesh or a role fully inhabited by an actor.
Examples
"El actor encarna al villano con maestría."
Natural Translation
The actor embodies the villain masterfully.

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