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embody
[em-bod-ee]
verb (used with object)
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.
embody
/ ÉŖ³¾Ė²śÉ»åÉŖ /
verb
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
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- embodier noun
- preembody verb (used with object)
- reembody verb (used with object)
- ±š³¾Ė²ś“Ē»å¾±³¾±š²Ō³Ł noun
Example Sentences
In many ways Bavuma embodies a group of South African players who might lack some of the stardust of previous teams but showed here they have character, depth and unity.
Her future daughterās marvelous movie embodies that idea beautifully.
āI just feel like she perfectly embodies all these different areas of Black music traditions. That was really important, so I started there. What is the voice thatās going to work with this idea?ā
Only racially pure artists could produce art that embodied classical ideals, he argued, while their racially-mixed colleagues could create only disorder and monstrosity.
Itās a choreography that you work out, getting an idea of where they want the camera to go, and the opportunity to embody the space ourselves.
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