to corporealize

Examples

• All

• The artist wanted to corporealize her emotions by creating a sculpture that represented her feelings.

• See Linda Williams, "Corporealized Observers."

  Academic text (1997)

• Metaphorically speaking, God as Spirit corporealizes Godself through her interanimation of the biosphere.

  Academic text (2000)

• In this performance, the dancers corporealize the idea of freedom through their fluid movements.

Synonyms

E

to embody

vsto corporealize

104 5.1

Show an idea, quality or feeling in a clear visible way

is more about turning the abstract into physical presence

M

to materialize

vsto corporealize

63 5.8

To become real or happen as hoped

denotes active physical formation rather than mere occurrence or success

A

to actualize

vsto corporealize

• US

8 7.1

Make an idea or plan become real

focuses specifically on producing a physical, material form

R

to reify

vsto corporealize

• Formal

3 9.9

To think of an idea as a real thing

involves actually turning the abstract into physical or visible form

O

to objectify

vsto corporealize

2 7.4

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

is about creating physical embodiment rather than just externalizing

C

to concretize

vsto corporealize

• US

1 7.9

To make an idea or plan clear and specific

focuses more narrowly on clarity than on physical shaping

B

to body forth

vsto corporealize

• Archaic

9.7

To show an idea or feeling in a visible way

focuses on making the abstract physically real in general

C

to carnalize

vsto corporealize

• Formal

9.9

To give an idea a physical human form often in art

is broader, applying to any physical giving of form

S

to substantialize

vsto corporealize

9.0

To make an idea or plan become real and physical

is specifically about turning nonphysical things into tangible form

H

to hypostatize

vsto corporealize

• Formal

9.9

To treat an idea as if it were a real thing

aims at physically forming the abstract rather than just treating it as real

H

to hypostasize

vsto corporealize

• Formal

9.9

To treat an idea or quality as a real, separate thing

is practical, making form or matter from the abstract

E

to exteriorize

vsto corporealize

• Literature

9.0

To show your thoughts or feelings so others can see them

stresses creating tangible physical form rather than merely showing it outwardly

Antonyms

D

to disembody

• Literature

1 8.3

To separate a mind or experience from its physical body

How Physical

to materialize

63 5.8

to corporealize

• Formal

1 9.9

to embody

104 5.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology