To form into a brigade; figurative, to form into an organized body.
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society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > a company or body of persons > form into company [verb (transitive)]
embody1651
regiment1718
gang1848
embrigade1884
1884 Times 2 Feb. 9 The entire nobility are embrigaded into an official hierarchy.
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