Definitions for embody
ɛmˈbɒd iem·body

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. incarnate, body forth, embody, substantiateverb

   represent in bodily form

   "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist"

2. embody, be, personifyverb

   represent, as of a character on stage

   "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"

3. embodyverb

   represent or express something abstract in tangible form

   "This painting embodies the feelings of the Romantic period"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. embodyverb

   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.

2. embodyverb

   To include or represent, especially as part of a cohesive whole

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. embody

   To embody means to represent, generally in a physical form, an idea, quality, or concept. It can also refer to expressing, personifying, or exemplifying an idea or a principle. Additionally, it can mean including or containing something as a constituent part.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Embodyverb

   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

2. Embodyverb

   to unite in a body, a mass, or a collection; to coalesce

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Embody

   em-bod′i, Imbody, im-, v.t. to form into a body: to make corporeal: to make tangible: to express (an idea in words): to organise.—v.i. to unite in a body or mass.—p.adj. Embod′ied.—n. Embod′iment, act of embodying: state of being embodied: that in which something is embodied. [Em, in, and body.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. embody

   To form or collect into a body or united mass; as, to embody troops.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. EMBODY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Embody is ranked #138304 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Embody surname appeared 121 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Embody.
   
   88.4% or 107 total occurrences were White.
   9.9% or 12 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Represent

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'embody' in Verbs Frequency: #982

Anagrams for embody »

1. beydom

How to pronounce embody?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say embody in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of embody in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of embody in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of embody in a Sentence

1. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   All men are in some degree impressed by the face of the world; some men even to delight. This love of beauty is taste. Others have the same love in such success that, not content with admiring, they seek to embody it in new forms. The creation of beauty is art.

2. President Michael Schill:

   I do not believe any of our coaches, administrators, or other university personnel acted wrongfully, nor do I believe that any one of them failed to live up to the high moral standards that we value and that they embody in their work every day.

3. Cynthia Villar:

   They always say they're willing to do it. But it's a different story altogether whether they'll do it, so we have to embody it in a law so they'll all follow.

4. Jeffrey Sachs:

   Indeed the goals themselves embody the very idea that human well-being should be nurtured through a holistic approach that combines economic, social and environmental objectives, rather than taking a narrow approach focused solely on economic growth,we should promote societies that are prosperous, just, and environmentally sustainable.

5. Justin Shullick:

   At Northeast Ohio College Preparatory School, our scholars are taught to embody respect, responsibility and relentlessness. All three characteristics were on display yesterday.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=embody
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Embody
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embody
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=embody
6. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html