to embody

Examples

• All

• The power and purity of your movements embody the essence of a guardian's mission.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The constitution is an authority and embodies the boundary on the behavior of those with opposing ideas.

  Academic text (1990)

• This is the question, Does the world embody beautiful ideas?

• What was it like to embody this woman?

• Yeah, you embody discipline and doing hard things.

  Andrew Huberman

• "Whether you like it or not, you embody the spirit of exploration.

  Fiction book (1996)

• It's as if that word really embodies the feel of this novel.

• So each one of these subjects kind of embodies at least part of that story.

• Is there anyone who embodies that for you or comes closest?

• International law shares some of the same purposes and values embodied in virtually every legal system.

  Academic text (1990)

Synonyms

E

to express

vsto embody

∞ 2.3

To show ideas and feelings by words or actions

stresses physical or visible embodiment rather than general communication

C

to capture

vsto embody

255 3.4

To show an idea, feeling, or quality clearly

adds the sense of turning that representation into something tangible

P

to portray

vsto embody

182 3.9

To describe a person or thing in words

focuses more on visible or physical expression rather than verbal description

D

to depict

vsto embody

176 3.5

To show something in a picture or in words

covers visible expression generally, not only artistic depiction

R

to represent

vsto embody

126 2.6

Describe something in a particular way to show an idea

leans more toward physical or visible embodiment than mere presentation

S

to symbolize

vsto embody

• US

104 4.2

To show an idea or feeling with an image

goes beyond symbolic signs to include physical or direct visible form

M

to model

vsto embody

102 4.1

To make a small copy of something to show or study it

is more about making an idea visible rather than building a simulation

P

to personify

vsto embody

27 6.1

To describe an idea or thing as if it were a human

is more general, making qualities visible without using human personification

E

to epitomize

vsto embody

22 7.3

A perfect example that shows the main qualities of something

focuses on making ideas visible rather than being an ideal example

C

to capture the essence

vsto embody

9 5.1

To show the most important qualities of something

adds the action of turning those core qualities into visible form

B

to body

vsto embody

• Archaic

4 9.9

To give a physical form to an idea or feeling

is broader, including nonmaterial visible expression beyond material substance

O

to objectify

vsto embody

2 7.4

To make an idea or feeling into a real, visible thing

is similar but can also mean visible expression without objectifying it

I

to incarnate

vsto embody

• Formal

1 7.0

Show an idea clearly in something you can see or touch

is broader, meaning make ideas visible in any tangible way

C

to corporealize

vsto embody

• Formal

1 9.9

To make an idea or feeling into something physical

is broader, including nonmaterial visible or expressive forms as well

S

symbolizing

vsto embody

• US

4.9

The act of using a sign to show an idea, feeling, or belief

is more direct, turning the idea into a tangible or visible form

E

to exteriorize

vsto embody

• Literature

9.0

To show your thoughts or feelings so others can see them

can include making ideas visible in subtler or nonphysical ways

B

to body forth

vsto embody

• Archaic

9.7

To show an idea or feeling in a visible way

is broader, applying to visible expression not limited to bodily form

Antonyms

D

to disembody

• Literature

1 8.3

To separate a mind or experience from its physical body

How Expressed

to incarnate

• Formal

1 7.3

to embody

104 5.1

to represent

126 2.6

to suggest

∞ 2.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology