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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024em•bod•y /ɛmˈbɑdi/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -bod•ied, -bod•y•ing. - to give a concrete form to;
be an example of; personify: Her paintings embodied the spirit of the age. - to include;
contain; comprise:The testimony is embodied in the court record. em•bod•i•ment, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024em•bod•y (em bod′ē),USA pronunciation v.t., -bod•ied, -bod•y•ing. - to give a concrete form to;
express, personify, or exemplify in concrete form:to embody an idea in an allegorical painting. - to provide with a body;
incarnate; make corporeal:to embody a spirit. - to collect into or include in a body;
organize; incorporate. - to embrace or comprise.
Also, imbody. em•bod′i•er, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: embody /ɪmˈbɒdɪ/ vb ( -bodies, -bodying, -bodied)(transitive)- to give a tangible, bodily, or concrete form to (an abstract concept)
- to be an example of or express (an idea, principle, etc), esp in action
- (often followed by in) to collect or unite in a comprehensive whole, system, etc; comprise; include
- to invest (a spiritual entity) with a body or with bodily form; render incarnate
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