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Definition of Embody
1. Verb. Represent in bodily form. "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist"
Exact synonyms: Body Forth, Incarnate, Substantiate
Generic synonyms: Be
Derivative terms: Embodiment, Incarnation
Generic synonyms: Be
Derivative terms: Embodiment, Incarnation
2. Verb. Represent, as of a character on stage. "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"
Exact synonyms: Be, Personify
Generic synonyms: Represent, Stand For, Symbolise, Symbolize, Typify
Specialized synonyms: Body, Personify, Exemplify, Represent
Derivative terms: Persona, Persona
Generic synonyms: Represent, Stand For, Symbolise, Symbolize, Typify
Specialized synonyms: Body, Personify, Exemplify, Represent
Derivative terms: Persona, Persona
3. Verb. Represent or express something abstract in tangible form. "This painting embodies the feelings of the Romantic period"
Definition of Embody
1. v. t. To form into a body; to invest with a body; to collect into a body, a united mass, or a whole; to incorporate; as, to embody one's ideas in a treatise.
2. v. i. To unite in a body, a mass, or a collection; to coalesce.
Definition of Embody
1. to provide with a body [v -BODIED, -BODYING, -BODIES]