embody

em·body

verb \im-ˈbä-dē\

em·bod·iedem·body·ing

Definition of EMBODY

transitive verb

1

: to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate

2

a : to deprive of spirituality b : to make concrete and perceptible

3

: to cause to become a body or part of a body : incorporate

4

: to represent in human or animal form : personify <men who greatly embodied the idealism of American life — A. M. Schlesinger b1917>

— em·bodi·er noun

Examples of EMBODY

1. The legislature embodied a revenue provision in the new law.
2. <they must embody their ideas in substantial institutions if they are to survive>

First Known Use of EMBODY

circa 1548

Related to EMBODY

Synonyms: absorb, assimilate, co-opt, incorporate, integrate

Antonyms: disembody

Related Words: amalgamate, blend, combine, commingle, fuse, intermingle, merge, mingle; acculturate, accustom, condition, enculturate, habituate, naturalize

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Rhymes with EMBODY

blackbody, cell body, dogsbody, homebody, nobody, somebody, stake body, wide-body