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Definitions for Embody

[1] to give a concrete form to; express, personify, or exemplify in concrete form: to embody an idea in an allegorical painting.
[2] to provide with a body; incarnate; make corporeal: to embody a spirit.
[3] to collect into or include in a body; organize; incorporate.
[4] to embrace or comprise.
[5] to give a tangible, bodily, or concrete form to (an abstract concept)
[6] to be an example of or express (an idea, principle, etc), esp in action his gentleness embodies a Christian ideal
[7] (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
[8] to invest (a spiritual entity) with a body or with bodily form; render incarnate

Words related to Embody

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

Words nearby Embody

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

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

Synonyms for Embody

demonstrate, epitomize, exemplify, exhibit, express, illustrate, incorporate, manifest, mirror, personify, realize, stand for, symbolize, typify, actualize, complete, concretize, evince, exteriorize, externalize, hypostatize, incarnate, objectify, personalize, reify, show, substantiate, emblematize