embody
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.
Origin of embody
1- Also imbody.
Other words from embody
- em·bod·i·er, noun
- pre·em·bod·y, verb (used with object), pre·em·bod·ied, pre·em·bod·y·ing.
- re·em·bod·y, verb (used with object), re·em·bod·ied, re·em·bod·y·ing.
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How to use embody in a sentence
Rambeau completely embodies the spirit of Captain Marvel with her commanding presence and that’s why Parris’ portrayal of her has so rapidly grabbed the attention of viewers week after week.
That’s also a very sexy trope that girls don’t necessarily get to embody.
How Gideon the Ninth author Tamsyn Muir queers the space opera | Constance Grady | February 5, 2021 | VoxIn the dark days of the Second World War, he fought for freedom, and in the face of the country’s deepest postwar crisis, he united us all, he cheered us all up, and he embodied the triumph of the human spirit.
Capt. Tom Moore dies after covid diagnosis. The 100-year-old raised millions for Britain's NHS. | Jennifer Hassan, William Booth | February 2, 2021 | Washington PostInstead of worrying about her own pain or concerns, she explains that this connection to Jennifer and the chance to embody the action of giving helped her get out of her own head and into her heart.
Dear Struggling Parents, It's Not Just You. This Is Hard | Susanna Schrobsdorff | January 31, 2021 | TimeBoth species, he insists, are singularly embodied in Vladimir Putin.
Alexey Navalny Is Succeeding Where Putin's Other Opponents Have Failed. Why? | Michael Weiss | January 27, 2021 | Time
Long before rehearsals began, Sharp started to embody Christopher.
When it came to casting Escobar, Di Stefano had to find a strong actor who could embody the brutality of the late kingpin.
Gangster in Paradise: Benicio Del Toro Is Pablo Escobar | Alex Suskind | September 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was oh-so subtle, but he began to embody his grandfather and his father.
Native American Basketball Team in Wyoming Have Hoop Dreams Of Their Own | Robert Silverman | August 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe can never know the degree to which these women actively choose to embody this ideal, or how “real” it may or may not be.
Lana Del Rey and the Fault in Our ‘Feminist’ Stars | Amy Zimmerman | June 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWithout the tension between good and evil—and without protagonists to embody that moral polarity—a lesser show would go slack.
Game of Thrones’ ‘The Lion and the Rose’: Joffrey’s Demented, Shocking Royal Wedding | Andrew Romano | April 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHow much of the imagination, how much of the intellect, evaporates and is lost while we seek to embody it in words!
Pearls of Thought | Maturin M. BallouThey embody in themselves the uppermost thought of the era that was dawning when they were written.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockThe "principles of 1907" embody the doctrine of a mutual obligation between the individual and the community.
English Poor Law Policy | Sidney WebbStated, it reads: All persons who embody noble thoughts in verse form are poets.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) WebsterThat widespread enchantment seemed to concentre and embody itself mysteriously in her; she became its living manifestation.
Toilers of the Sea | Victor Hugo
British Dictionary definitions for embody
/ (ɪmˈbɒdɪ) /
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
Derived forms of embody
- embodiment, noun
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