embody

//ɪmˈbɒdi//
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Visual representation of embody

Verb

embodyInfinitive
embodyPresent tense
embodiedPast tense
embodiedPast participle
embodyingPresent participle
embodiesThird-person singular
1

To give a body to; to represent in bodily or material form; to make concrete and perceptible.

The artist tried to embody her emotions in the sculpture.

2

To be an expression of or give tangible form to an idea, quality, or feeling.

Her artwork embodies the spirit of freedom.

3

To include or contain something as a constituent part.

The new law embodies several important reforms.