embody

Definition of Embody in English :

Verb

1. body forth, embody, incarnate, substantiate

represent in bodily form

Example Sentences:
'He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system'
'The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist'

2. be, embody, personify

represent, as of a character on stage

Example Sentences:
'Derek Jacobi was Hamlet'

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3. embody

represent or express something abstract in tangible form

Example Sentences:
'This painting embodies the feelings of the Romantic period'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

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verb -bodies, -bodying or -bodied (transitive)

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

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verb transitiveWord forms: emˈbodied or emˈbodying

1.

to give bodily form to; make corporeal; incarnate

2.

to give definite, tangible, or visible form to; make concrete

a speech embodying democratic ideals

3.

to bring together into an organized whole

the laws embodied in a legal code

4.

to make part of an organized whole; incorporate

the latest findings embodied in the new book

Embody

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tr.v. em·bod·ied, em·bod·y·ing, em·bod·ies

1. To give a bodily form to; incarnate.

2. To represent in bodily or material form: "As John Adams embodied the old style, Andrew Jackson embodied the new" (Richard Hofstadter).

3. To make part of a system or whole; incorporate: laws that embody a people's values.

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