verb
embody
ihm-BO-dee
verb
1
To represent an idea or quality in a physical or concrete way; to personify it.
"The statue embodies the spirit of resistance."
"Her leadership style embodies the company's core values."
2
To include or incorporate something as part of a unified whole, such as a set of principles into a document.
"The new constitution embodies the reforms agreed at the summit."
How to Use Embody
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo represent or contain an idea in solid, real form — as if giving it a body.
Common pairings
embody a principle
embody the spirit of
Word Forms
embodied past tense, embodies singular
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Etymology
Formed from em- (a variant of "in") plus body — literally "to put into a body."