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embody

Pronunciation: /ɪmˈbɒdi/

The English word “embody” has 4 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To represent in a physical or concrete form; to incarnate or personify.
  2. To represent in some other form, such as a code of laws.
  3. To comprise or include as part of a cohesive whole; to be made up of.
  4. To unite in a body or mass.

Etymology

From em- + body.

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