ˌæv.əˈtɑː ˈæv.ə.tɑɹ ˌɪŋkɑː(ɹ)ˈneɪʃən the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc. a new personification of a familiar idea the embodiment of hope the incarnation of evil the very avatar of cunning time passed in a particular bodily form he believes that his life will be better in his next incarnation