embody
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em·bod·y
(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.
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embody
(ɪmˈbɒdɪ)vb (tr) , -bodies, -bodying or -bodied
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: 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 n
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em•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.
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embody
Past participle: embodied
Gerund: embodying
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| Verb | 1. | 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" | |
| 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" |
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embody
verb
1. 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.
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embody
verb1. To represent (an abstraction, for example) in or as if in bodily form:
2. To make a part of a united whole:
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Translations
يُجَسِّد
legemliggørepersonificere
megtestesít
įkūnijimasįkūnyti
iemiesotietvert sevī
sembolü olmak
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embody
[ɪmˈbɒdi] vt [+ ideas, quality, hopes] → incarner
(= include, contain) [+ features] → réunir, comprendre; [+ strategy, policy] → mettre en application
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embody
vt
spirit, principles, one’s ideal → verkörpern
(= include) → enthalten
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embody
(imˈbodi) verb to represent.
emˈbodiment nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.