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embody
em·bod·y E0103900 (ĕm-bŏd′ē)tr.v. em·bod·ied, em·bod·y·ing, em·bod·ies 1. To give a bodily form to; incarnate.2. To represent in bodily or material form: "As John Adams embodied the old style, Andrew Jackson embodied the new" (Richard Hofstadter).3. To make part of a system or whole; incorporate: laws that embody a people's values.embody (ɪmˈbɒdɪ) vb (tr) , -bodies, -bodying or -bodied1. to give a tangible, bodily, or concrete form to (an abstract concept)2. to be an example of or express (an idea, principle, etc), esp in action: his gentleness embodies a Christian ideal. 3. (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. 4. (Theology) to invest (a spiritual entity) with a body or with bodily form; render incarnate emˈbodiment nem•bod•y (ɛmˈbɒd i) v.t. -bod•ied, -bod•y•ing. 1. to give a concrete form to; personify or exemplify: works that embodied the spirit of the age. 2. to provide with a body; incarnate. 3. to collect into a body; organize. 4. to comprise. [1540–50] em•bod′i•er, n. embody Past participle: embodied Gerund: embodying
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I embody | you embody | he/she/it embodies | we embody | you embody | they embody |
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I embodied | you embodied | he/she/it embodied | we embodied | you embodied | they embodied |
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I am embodying | you are embodying | he/she/it is embodying | we are embodying | you are embodying | they are embodying |
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I have embodied | you have embodied | he/she/it has embodied | we have embodied | you have embodied | they have embodied |
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I was embodying | you were embodying | he/she/it was embodying | we were embodying | you were embodying | they were embodying |
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I had embodied | you had embodied | he/she/it had embodied | we had embodied | you had embodied | they had embodied |
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I will embody | you will embody | he/she/it will embody | we will embody | you will embody | they will embody |
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I will have embodied | you will have embodied | he/she/it will have embodied | we will have embodied | you will have embodied | they will have embodied |
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I will be embodying | you will be embodying | he/she/it will be embodying | we will be embodying | you will be embodying | they will be embodying |
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I have been embodying | you have been embodying | he/she/it has been embodying | we have been embodying | you have been embodying | they have been embodying |
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I will have been embodying | you will have been embodying | he/she/it will have been embodying | we will have been embodying | you will have been embodying | they will have been embodying |
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I had been embodying | you had been embodying | he/she/it had been embodying | we had been embodying | you had been embodying | they had been embodying |
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I would embody | you would embody | he/she/it would embody | we would embody | you would embody | they would embody |
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I would have embodied | you would have embodied | he/she/it would have embodied | we would have embodied | you would have embodied | they would have embodied | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | embody - represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist"body forth, incarnate, substantiatebe - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | | 2. | embody - represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"personify, bestand for, symbolize, typify, symbolise, represent - express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"body, personify - invest with or as with a body; give body toexemplify, represent - be characteristic of; "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue" | | 3. | embody - represent or express something abstract in tangible form; "This painting embodies the feelings of the Romantic period"represent - serve as a means of expressing something; "The flower represents a young girl" |
embodyverb1. personify, represent, express, realize, incorporate, stand for, manifest, exemplify, symbolize, typify, incarnate, actualize, reify, concretize Jack Kennedy embodied all the hopes of the 1960s.2. incorporate, include, contain, combine, collect, concentrate, organize, take in, integrate, consolidate, bring together, encompass, comprehend, codify, systematize The proposal has been embodied in a draft resolution.embodyverb1. To represent (an abstraction, for example) in or as if in bodily form:body forth, exteriorize, externalize, incarnate, manifest, materialize, objectify, personalize, personify, substantiate.2. To make a part of a united whole:combine, incorporate, integrate.3. To have as a part:comprehend, comprise, contain, embrace, encompass, have, include, involve, subsume, take in.Translationsembody (imˈbodi) verb to represent. 體現 体现emˈbodiment noun 體現 体现embody
embody (something) in (something)For an entity to represent something else in its entirety. A noun or pronoun can be used between "embody" and "in." The worst impulses of our country are embodied in those greedy, unscrupulous banks.See also: embodyembody something in somethingto actualize something in something; to make something represent something else in actuality. I tried to embody both good and evil in my painting. A strong sense of morality is embodied in her writing.See also: embodyembody
Synonyms for embodyverb personifySynonyms- personify
- represent
- express
- realize
- incorporate
- stand for
- manifest
- exemplify
- symbolize
- typify
- incarnate
- actualize
- reify
- concretize
verb incorporateSynonyms- incorporate
- include
- contain
- combine
- collect
- concentrate
- organize
- take in
- integrate
- consolidate
- bring together
- encompass
- comprehend
- codify
- systematize
Synonyms for embodyverb to represent (an abstraction, for example) in or as if in bodily formSynonyms- body forth
- exteriorize
- externalize
- incarnate
- manifest
- materialize
- objectify
- personalize
- personify
- substantiate
verb to make a part of a united wholeSynonyms- combine
- incorporate
- integrate
verb to have as a partSynonyms- comprehend
- comprise
- contain
- embrace
- encompass
- have
- include
- involve
- subsume
- take in
Synonyms for embodyverb represent in bodily formSynonyms- body forth
- incarnate
- substantiate
Related Wordsverb represent, as of a character on stageSynonymsRelated Words- stand for
- symbolize
- typify
- symbolise
- represent
- body
- personify
- exemplify
verb represent or express something abstract in tangible formRelated Words |