Embody

Word EMBODY
Character 6
Hyphenation em bod y
Pronunciations /ɪmˈbɒdi/

Definitions and meanings of "Embody"

What do we mean by embody?

To give a bodily form to; incarnate. transitive verb

To represent in bodily or material form. transitive verb

To make part of a system or whole; incorporate. transitive verb

To paint with body or solidity. See impasto.

To invest with an animate body; lodge in a physical form; incarnate; hence, to give form to; formulate; coördinate the elements or principles of; express, arrange, or exemplify intelligibly or perceptibly: as, to embody thought in words; legislation is embodied in statutes; architecture is embodied art.

To form or collect into a body or united mass; collect into a whole; incorporate; organize; concentrate: as, to embody troops; to embody scattered traditions or folk-lore.

Synonyms To combine, compact, integrate, comprehend, comprise.

To unite into a body, mass, or collection; coalesce.

To unite in a body, a mass, or a collection; to coalesce. intransitive verb

To form into a body; to invest with a body; to collect into a body, a united mass, or a whole; to incorporate. transitive verb

To represent in a physical form; to incarnate or personify verb

To include or represent, especially as part of a cohesive whole verb

Represent, as of a character on stage verb

Represent or express something abstract in tangible form verb

Represent in bodily form verb

To represent in a physical or concrete form; to incarnate or personify.

To represent in some other form, such as a code of laws.

To comprise or include as part of a cohesive whole; to be made up of.

To unite in a body or mass.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Embody

The word "embody" in example sentences

The metaphysical causation (i.e. magic) these narratives embody is therefore seen as applicable in the real world. ❋ Hal Duncan (2008)

The titles embody speed and strength, the fundamentals of sport. ❋ Unknown (2007)

That his feeling for Julia begins in this way means that their relationship, whatever genuine value it may embody, is shadowed by it. ❋ Unknown (1997)

The great truth they embody is as fitted to stay our hearts in the shock of disappointment, as to inspire our hearts in the gladness of achieved success. ❋ Unknown (1865)

To embody is to "be an expression of, or give a tangible or visible form to." ❋ Willow Dea (2012)

The seemingly dunderheaded decision to move Jay Leno back to an 11: 30 slot and kick Conan to a midnightish slot highlights the corporate mentality in action, especially in regards to its utter misunderstanding of what it professes to embody, which is an intelligent approach to business. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Barack Obama is presenting a new, fresh vision that the world sees as a huge leap forward from what George Bush and John McCain embody. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Does any one of the following terms embody your conception of what is expressed by _Sittlichkeit_: good form, decency, self-respect, propriety, good breeding, convention? ❋ Robert Ezra Park (1926)

In so far as the rhythmic form which these differing modes of expression embody are to be made the subject of experimental investigation their characteristic structures should be kept intact as objects of analysis in independent experiments, instead of being combined (and modified) in a single process. ❋ Various (1889)

These products have a common characteristic, namely that their value reflects the underlying intellectual property they embody, which is why they are referred to collectively in this publication as intellectual property products ❋ Unknown (2010)

It does not "embody" the development of the military industry any more than the tower, which effectively renders the record unreadable. ❋ Laura Cumming (2010)

Q: When I hear the term "embody" the first image that my mind comes up with is some great vastness that I'm somehow going to bring into this physical form. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The only sad thing is, the old spoiled ending really does seem to 'embody' the answer to the moral question still being posed. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I'm incredibly proud to kind of embody Walter and have a script like this in my possession. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I'm incredibly proud to kind of embody Walter and have -- have a script like this in my possession. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Jesus is said to "embody" the divine Word (John 1:14), which is probably synonymous to the Spirit descending and remaining on him (John 1:32). ❋ James F. McGrath (2008)

In order for positive action A to count as intentional, it must "embody" an intention, to use a term from the late Elizabeth Anscombe's classic book Intention. ❋ Mike L (2008)

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