embodied; embodying
1
: to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate
2
a
: to deprive of spirituality
b
: to make concrete and perceptible
3
: to cause to become a body or part of a body : incorporate
4
: to represent in human or animal form : personify
men who greatly embodied the idealism of American life—
A. M. Schlesinger born 1917
A. M. Schlesinger born 1917
embodier
noun
Examples of embody in a Sentence
The legislature embodied a revenue provision in the new law.
they must embody their ideas in substantial institutions if they are to survive
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Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
These products, which also make great hostess gifts or stocking stuffers, embody the scents of the season and are a true nod to Christmas.
—Christina Shepherd McGuire, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2024
There was a certain amount of art that went into strategizing what information people had to be able to embody their characters, and know what their characters know without opening up any of the more sensitive material to people who didn’t need to know it.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
If necessity is the mother of invention, then reinvention must be the mother of resilience—and few embody that better than Martha Stewart.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 4 Nov. 2024
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embody
verb
em·body
im-ˈbäd-ē 
embodied; embodying
1
: to give definite form to
embodied her ideas in suitable words
2
: to cause to become a body or a part of a body or system
the Constitution embodies the fundamental laws of the United States
3
: to represent in visible form
a leader who embodies courage
embodier
noun
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