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单词 embody
释义

embody

verb

em·​body im-ˈbä-dē How to pronounce embody (audio)
embodied; embodying

transitive verb

1
: to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate
2
a
: to deprive of spirituality
b
: to make concrete and perceptible
3
: to cause to become a body or part of a body : incorporate
4
: to represent in human or animal form : personify
men who greatly embodied the idealism of American life A. M. Schlesinger born 1917
embodier noun

Synonyms

  • absorb
  • assimilate
  • co-opt
  • incorporate
  • integrate
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Example Sentences

The legislature embodied a revenue provision in the new law. they must embody their ideas in substantial institutions if they are to survive
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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

embody

verb

em·​body im-ˈbä-dē How to pronounce embody (audio)
embodied; embodying
1
: to give form to
The poet embodied her ideas in words.
2
: to represent in visible form
The firefighters embodied courage during the disaster.
3
: to make something a body or system or part of a body or system
The basic law of the United States is embodied in its constitution.

embody

verb

1
as in to integrate
to make a part of a body or system they must embody their ideas in substantial institutions if they are to survive

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • integrate
  • incorporate
  • assimilate
  • combine
  • co-opt
  • absorb
  • amalgamate
  • merge
  • blend
  • commingle
  • intermingle
  • acculturate
  • enculturate
  • habituate
  • mingle
  • fuse
  • naturalize
  • accustom
  • condition
2
as in to express
to represent in visible form George Washington embodied so many of the virtues that Americans hold dear

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • express
  • incorporate
  • exemplify
  • symbolize
  • personify
  • manifest
  • incarnate
  • epitomize
  • body
  • illustrate
  • realize
  • personalize
  • actualize
  • externalize
  • instantiate
  • materialize
  • typify
  • substantiate
  • concretize
  • objectify
  • image

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • disembody
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