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   embody

   /ɪmˈbɒdi/

   verb

   • 1. be an expression of or give a tangible or visible form to (an idea, quality, or feeling): "a national team that embodies competitive spirit and skill" Similar personifyincorporategive human form/shape torealizemanifestexpressconcretizesymbolizerepresentepitomizestand forencapsulatetypifyexemplifyformal:reifyrare:incarnateimage
   • ▪ provide (a spirit) with a physical form: "nothing of the personality of the Spirit as embodied in Jesus will be lost"
   • 2. include or contain (something) as a constituent part: "the changes in law embodied in the Children Act" Similar incorporateincludecontaintake inconsolidateencompassassimilateintegrateconcentrateorganizesystematizecombinebring togethergather togethercollect
   • 3. form (people) into a body, especially for military purposes: archaic "Livius embodied the population of the town"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from em- + body, on the pattern of Latin incorporare.

   Derivatives

   • 1. embodier noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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