embody

embody

verb

Definition of EMBODY

1

to make a part of a body or system <they must embody their ideas in substantial institutions if they are to survive>

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

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

2

to represent in visible form <George Washington embodied so many of the virtues that Americans hold dear>

Synonyms body, epitomize, express, externalize, incarnate, incorporate, instantiate, manifest, materialize, personalize, personify, substantiate

Related Words actualize, concretize, realize; exemplify, illustrate, image, objectify, symbolize, typify

Antonyms disembody