Embody — Em*bod y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embodied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Embodying}.] 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. [Written also {imbody} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Embody — Em*bod y, v. i. To unite in a body, a mass, or a collection; to coalesce. [Written also {imbody}.] [1913 Webster] Firmly to embody against this court party. Burke. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
embody — [v1] represent; materialize actualize, complete, concretize, demonstrate, emblematize, epitomize, evince, exemplify, exhibit, express, exteriorize, externalize, hypostatize, illustrate, incarnate, incorporate, manifest, mirror, objectify,… … New thesaurus
embody — 1540s, in reference to a soul or spirit invested with a physical form; of principles, ideas, etc., from 1660s; from EN (Cf. en ) (1) in + BODY (Cf. body) … Etymology dictionary
embody — 1 incarnate, materialize, externalize, objectify, *realize, actualize, hypostatize, reify Analogous words: invest, *clothe: illustrate, *exemplify: manifest, demonstrate, evidence, evince, *show Antonyms: disembody 2 incorporate, assimilate,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
embody — ► VERB (embodies, embodied) 1) give a tangible or visible form to (an idea or quality). 2) include or contain as a constituent part. DERIVATIVES embodiment noun … English terms dictionary
embody — [em bäd′ē, imbäd′ē] vt. embodied, embodying 1. to give bodily form to; make corporeal; incarnate 2. to give definite, tangible, or visible form to; make concrete [a speech embodying democratic ideals] 3. to bring together into an organized whole… … English World dictionary
embody — embodier, n. /em bod ee/, v.t., embodied, embodying. 1. to give a concrete form to; express, personify, or exemplify in concrete form: to embody an idea in an allegorical painting. 2. to provide with a body; incarnate; make corporeal: to embody a … Universalium
embody — verb a) To represent in a physical form; to incarnate or personify As the car salesperson approached, wearing a plaid suit and slicked back hair, he seemed to embody sleaze. b) To include or represent, especially as part of a cohesive whole The… … Wiktionary
embody — v. (D; tr.) to embody in * * * [ɪm bɒdɪ] (D; tr.) to embody in … Combinatory dictionary