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 — I verb actualize, constitute, corporealize, exhibit in visible form, express in concrete form, form, give concrete form to, give definite form to, give tangible form to, incarnate, includere, incorporate, integrate, interblend, interfuse,… … Law dictionary
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
