American spelling: to make something flesh-like, physical, or bodily; to give physical or tangible form to something abstract.
From en- + carnal (Latin carnalis, 'of flesh') + -ize (American spelling). Variant of encarnalise following American spelling conventions.
When people say an actor 'brought a character to life,' they mean the actor encarnalized a written character—turned ink on a page into a breathing, moving, feeling person.
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