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| 1. | [ verb ] represent in bodily form | |
| Synonyms: | body_forth substantiate incarnate | |
| Examples: | "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system" "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist" |
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| Related terms: | be reincarnate embodiment | |
| 2. | [ verb ] represent, as of a character on stage | |
| Synonyms: | be personify | |
| Examples: | "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet" |
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| Related terms: | symbolize exemplify body character | |
| 3. | [ verb ] represent or express something abstract in tangible form | |
| Examples: | "This painting embodies the feelings of the Romantic period" |
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| Related terms: | represent shape | |
| Similar spelling: |
embodied Embiodea Enbody embed empty |
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