embody

[ em-bod-ee ]
/ ɛmˈbɒd i /
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verb (used with object), em·bod·ied, em·bod·y·ing.

to give a concrete form to; express, personify, or exemplify in concrete form: to embody an idea in an allegorical painting.
to provide with a body; incarnate; make corporeal: to embody a spirit.
to collect into or include in a body; organize; incorporate.
to embrace or comprise.
Also imbody.

Origin of embody

First recorded in 1540–50; em-1 + body

OTHER WORDS FROM embody

em·bod·i·er, noun pre·em·bod·y, verb (used with object), pre·em·bod·ied, pre·em·bod·y·ing. re·em·bod·y, verb (used with object), re·em·bod·ied, re·em·bod·y·ing. well-em·bod·ied, adjective

Words nearby embody

emblematist, emblematize, emblements, emblemize, embodiment, embody, embolden, embole, embolectomy, embolic, embolism

Words related to embody

exemplify, incorporate, exhibit, express, epitomize, manifest, typify, personify, mirror, demonstrate, symbolize, realize, illustrate, blend, codify, comprehend, involve, embrace, contain, combine

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British Dictionary definitions for embody

embody
/ (ɪmˈbɒdɪ) /

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

to give a tangible, bodily, or concrete form to (an abstract concept)
to be an example of or express (an idea, principle, etc), esp in action his gentleness embodies a Christian ideal
(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
to invest (a spiritual entity) with a body or with bodily form; render incarnate

Derived forms of embody

embodiment, noun