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em·bod·y

embody

 
 
pronunciation:
ihm ba di
features:
Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: embodies, embodying, embodied
definition 1: to provide with, or as though with, a body; incarnate.
Some people believe their souls will be embodied in future lives on earth.
synonyms:
incarnate
antonyms:
disembody
similar words:
incorporate
definition 2: to visibly represent or personify; give tangible form to.
The ambassador embodies our national virtues.Our actions should embody our ideals.His book about growing up in the 1950s embodies the spirit of the decade.
synonyms:
exemplify, incorporate, personify, represent
similar words:
concretize, incarnate, live, materialize, substantiate
definition 3: to collect or organize into one body or system.
This proposal embodies all our thoughts and suggestions.
synonyms:
incorporate
similar words:
amalgamate, coalesce, compose, comprise, consolidate, constitute, embrace, encompass
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derivation: embodier (n.)
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