embody
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embody
- /ɪmˈbɒdi/ UK
- /ɪmˈbɑdi/ Atlantic Canada, US
- [ɪmˈbɑɾi] Atlantic Canada, US
- /ɪmˈbɒdi/ Boston, Canada, Maine
- [ɪmˈbɒɾi] Boston, Canada, Maine
- /ɪmˈbɔdi/ Australia
- [əmˈbɔ̟di] New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɒdi
verb embodies · embodying · embodied
- To represent in a physical or concrete form; to incarnate or personify. As the car salesman approached, wearing a plaid suit and slicked-back hair, he seemed to embody sleaze.
- To represent in some other form, such as a code of laws. The US Constitution aimed to embody the ideals of diverse groups of people, from Puritans to Deists.
- To comprise or include as part of a cohesive whole; to be made up of. A shunting locomotive embodying an unusual form of power transmission has been developed for the National Coal Board.
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To unite in a body or mass.
Nay, my good friend—the people will remain / Embodied peaceably, till Parliament / Confirm the royal charter: tell your king so: / We will await the Charter's confirmation, / Meanwhile comporting ourselves orderly / As peaceful citizens, not risen in tumult, / But to redress their evils.
Similar: fuse
Similar: actualize, concretize, effigiate, materialize, objectify, realize, reify, thingify, embrace, encompass, enfold, integrate, merge
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: incarnate, personify, be, body forth, materialize, symbolize, characterize, represent, exemplify, symbolise, epitomize, shape, mainstream, manifest, integrate, comprise
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verb represent in a physical form; to incarnate or personify
| Español | corporeizar, corporizar, corporificar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 體現 /体现 tǐxiàn, 表現 /表现 biǎoxiàn, 表達 /表达 biǎodá |
| Português | incorporar, encarnar, personificar |
| Français | incarner, personnifier |
| Deutsch | verkörpern |
| Italiano | incarnare |
| Ελληνικά | ενσαρκώνω ensarkóno |
| Русский | воплоща́ть voploščátʹ, воплоти́ть voplotítʹ, олицетворя́ть olicetvorjátʹ, олицетвори́ть olicetvorítʹ |
| עברית | התגלם |
verb include or represent, especially as part of a cohesive whole
| 中文 | 體現 /体现 tǐxiàn, 表現 /表现 biǎoxiàn, 表達 /表达 biǎodá |
|---|---|
| Français | représenter |
| Deutsch | verkörpern |
| Ελληνικά | συσσωματώνω syssomatóno, ενσωματώνω ensomatóno |
| Русский | олицетворя́ть olicetvorjátʹ |
Talk about this word "embody." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/embody. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. embody. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/embody "embody." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/embody.Cite this
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title = {embody},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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