Embody (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object), em·bod·ied, em·bod·y·ing.
  1. to give a concrete form to; express, personify, or exemplify in concrete form: to embody an idea in an allegorical painting.
  2. to provide with a body incarnate; make corporeal: to embody a spirit.
  3. to collect into or include in a body; organize; incorporate.
  4. to embrace or comprise.
verb -bodies, -bodying or -bodied (tr)
  1. 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
  3. to collect or unite in a comprehensive whole, system, etc; comprise; include
  4. to invest (a spiritual entity) with a body or with bodily form; render incarnate
Embody (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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