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embody
[em-bod-ee]
verb (used with object)
to give a concrete form to; express, personify, or exemplify in concrete form.
to embody an idea in an allegorical painting.
to provide with a body incarnate; make corporeal.
to embody a spirit.
to collect into or include in a body; organize; incorporate.
to embrace or comprise.
embody
/ ɪmˈbɒdɪ /
verb
to give a tangible, bodily, or concrete form to (an abstract concept)
to be an example of or express (an idea, principle, etc), esp in action
his gentleness embodies a Christian ideal
(often foll by in) to collect or unite in a comprehensive whole, system, etc; comprise; include
all the different essays were embodied in one long article
to invest (a spiritual entity) with a body or with bodily form; render incarnate
Other Word Forms
- embodier noun
- preembody verb (used with object)
- reembody verb (used with object)
- embodiment noun
Example Sentences
So, ever the unconventional philosopher, Therrien made real false beards that embody the essence of that.
For Gen Z, it was Unc Culture embodied in the best ways.
How can she communicate her truth to a full house while still embodying the character they’ve come to the theater expecting to see?
Jay Parini, in his review, observed that the author of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” was the man who “embodied, or perhaps invented, the American voice, with its granular lyricism and rough-edged, transgressive humor.”
In nearly 150 years of back and forth, the rivalry has always raised questions over which side truly embodies the “Spirit of Cricket.”
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