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embody
embody
verb em·body \im-ˈbä-dē\
: to represent (something) in a clear and obvious way : to be a symbol or example of (something)
: to include (something) as a part or feature
em·bod·iedem·body·ing
Full 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
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Examples of EMBODY
- The legislature embodied a revenue provision in the new law.
- <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
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