Embody

verb

/ɪmˈbɒdi/

Word Frequency: 2.4

Definitions

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

"As the car salesman approached, wearing a plaid suit and slicked-back hair, he seemed to embody sleaze."

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

"The US Constitution aimed to embody the ideals of diverse groups of people, from Puritans to Deists."

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

4.verbTo unite in a body or mass.

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