Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To give a bodily form to; incarnate.
- transitive verb To represent in bodily or material form.
- transitive verb To make part of a system or whole; incorporate.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To paint with body or solidity. See
impasto . - To invest with an animate body; lodge in a physical form; incarnate; hence, to give form to; formulate; coördinate the elements or principles of; express, arrange, or exemplify intelligibly or perceptibly: as, to
embody thought in words; legislation is embodied in statutes; architecture is embodied art. - To form or collect into a body or united mass; collect into a whole; incorporate; organize; concentrate: as, to
embody troops; to embody scattered traditions or folk-lore. - Synonyms To combine, compact, integrate, comprehend, comprise.
- To unite into a body, mass, or collection; coalesce.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To unite in a body, a mass, or a collection; to coalesce.
- transitive verb To form into a body; to invest with a body; to collect into a body, a united mass, or a whole; to incorporate.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To represent in a physical form; to
incarnate orpersonify - verb transitive To
include orrepresent , especially as part of a cohesive whole
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb represent, as of a character on stage
- verb represent or express something abstract in tangible form
- verb represent in bodily form
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Examples
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The metaphysical causation (i.e. magic) these narratives embody is therefore seen as applicable in the real world.
Notes on Strange Fiction: Seams Hal Duncan 2008
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The metaphysical causation (i.e. magic) these narratives embody is therefore seen as applicable in the real world.
Archive 2008-08-01 Hal Duncan 2008
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The titles embody speed and strength, the fundamentals of sport.
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That his feeling for Julia begins in this way means that their relationship, whatever genuine value it may embody, is shadowed by it.
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The great truth they embody is as fitted to stay our hearts in the shock of disappointment, as to inspire our hearts in the gladness of achieved success.
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To embody is to "be an expression of, or give a tangible or visible form to."
Willow Dea: Embodying With Awareness Willow Dea 2012
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To embody is to "be an expression of, or give a tangible or visible form to."
Willow Dea: Embodying With Awareness Willow Dea 2012
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To embody is to "be an expression of, or give a tangible or visible form to."
Willow Dea: Embodying With Awareness Willow Dea 2012
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The seemingly dunderheaded decision to move Jay Leno back to an 11: 30 slot and kick Conan to a midnightish slot highlights the corporate mentality in action, especially in regards to its utter misunderstanding of what it professes to embody, which is an intelligent approach to business.
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Barack Obama is presenting a new, fresh vision that the world sees as a huge leap forward from what George Bush and John McCain embody.
Poll: Image of US will 'change for the better' with Obama 2008
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