embodied; embodying
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 born 1917
A. M. Schlesinger born 1917
embodier
noun
Examples of embody in a Sentence
The legislature embodied a revenue provision in the new law.
they must embody their ideas in substantial institutions if they are to survive
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CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
The New Founder Profile Is Younger—and Higher Agency Cyril Gorlla, the 23-year-old co-founder and CEO of AI startup CTGT, embodies this emerging founder profile.
—Dasha Shunina, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Many cities claim to be the ‘most’ romantic, but Venice is a destination that exhaustively embodies the designation.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2026
Their plight is embodied by an emotionally stunted incel named Jeremy (played first by Jaquel Spivey, then, once Beautified, by Jeremy Pope), who’s desperate for human connection.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Embody.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embody. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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embody
verb
em·body
im-ˈbäd-ē 
embodied; embodying
1
: to give definite form to
embodied her ideas in suitable words
2
: to cause to become a body or a part of a body or system
the Constitution embodies the fundamental laws of the United States
3
: to represent in visible form
a leader who embodies courage
embodier
noun
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