British spelling: to make something flesh-like, physical, or bodily; to give physical or tangible form to something abstract.
From en- (to cause to be) + carnal (from Latin carnalis, meaning 'of flesh') + -ise (British spelling of -ize). Related to incarnate, meaning to give physical form.
When an author encarnalises an abstract idea like hope by showing a character's determined actions, they make readers feel it emotionally instead of just understanding it intellectually—that's why showing is stronger than telling in writing.
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