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embody

[em-bod-ee]

verb (used with object)

embodied, embodying 
  1. to give a concrete form to; express, personify, or exemplify in concrete form.

    to embody an idea in an allegorical painting.

  2. to provide with a body incarnate; make corporeal.

    to embody a spirit.

  3. to collect into or include in a body; organize; incorporate.

  4. to embrace or comprise.



embody

/ ɪˈɒɪ /

verb

  1. to give a tangible, bodily, or concrete form to (an abstract concept)

  2. to be an example of or express (an idea, principle, etc), esp in action

    his gentleness embodies a Christian ideal

  3. (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

  4. to invest (a spiritual entity) with a body or with bodily form; render incarnate

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • embodier noun
  • preembody verb (used with object)
  • reembody verb (used with object)
  • ˈǻ徱Գ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of embody1

First recorded in 1540–50; em- 1 + body
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Example Sentences

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High school graduation in this Latino enclave was all-American in spirit, but embodied defiance toward federal officials trying to deport unauthorized immigrants.

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In many ways Bavuma embodies a group of South African players who might lack some of the stardust of previous teams but showed here they have character, depth and unity.

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Her future daughter’s marvelous movie embodies that idea beautifully.

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“I just feel like she perfectly embodies all these different areas of Black music traditions. That was really important, so I started there. is the voice that’s going to work with this idea?”

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Only racially pure artists could produce art that embodied classical ideals, he argued, while their racially-mixed colleagues could create only disorder and monstrosity.

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