embody: Meaning and Definition of

em•bod•y

Pronunciation: (em-bod'ē), [key]

— -bod•ied, -bod•y•ing.

to give a concrete form to; express, personify, or exemplify in concrete form: to embody an idea in an allegorical painting.
to provide with a body; incarnate; make corporeal: to embody a spirit.
to collect into or include in a body; organize; incorporate.
to embrace or comprise.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

See also:

embody (Thesaurus)

embodiment emboîté

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