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embody

em·body

UK/ɪmˈbɒdi/ US/ɪmˈbɑdi/ uncommon

verb

1.

represent in bodily form

  • “He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system”
  • “The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist”
2.

represent, as of a character on stage

  • “Derek Jacobi was Hamlet”
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3.

represent or express something abstract in tangible form

  • “This painting embodies the feelings of the Romantic period”

Origin

From em- + body.

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