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embody
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em·bod·y  (m-bd)
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
Verb
[-bodies, -bodying, -bodied]
1. to be an example of or express (an idea or other abstract concept)
2. to include as part of a whole: the proposal has been embodied in a draft resolution
embodiment n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.embody - represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist"
be - 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"
stand 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 to
exemplify, 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"

embody
Translations
Spanish embody [ɪmˈbɔdɪ] vt [+ spirit] → encarnar [+ ideas]; expresar
French embody [ɪmˈbɔdɪ] vt [+ features] → réunir, comprendre [+ ideas]; formuler, exprimer
German embody [ɪmˈbɔdɪ] vtverkörpern;
(include, contain) → enthalten

Italian embody [ɪmˈbɔdɪ] vt [+ features] → racchiudere, comprendere [+ ideas]; dar forma concreta a, esprimere

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