embody

[em-bod-ee] /ɛmˈbɒd i/
verb (used with object), embodied, embodying.
1.
to give a concrete form to; express, personify, or exemplify in concrete form:
to embody an idea in an allegorical painting.
2.
to provide with a body; incarnate; make corporeal:
to embody a spirit.
3.
to collect into or include in a body; organize; incorporate.
4.
to embrace or comprise.
Also, imbody.
Origin
1540-50; em-1 + body
Related forms
embodier, noun
preembody, verb (used with object), preembodied, preembodying.
reembody, verb (used with object), reembodied, reembodying.
well-embodied, adjective
Examples from the web for embodied
  • The beatniks aimed at ecstasy, embodied as a social form in individual transcendence.
  • Good and evil are always embodied in human relations.
  • The clearest sign that he means this is embodied in his economic team, announced this week.
  • As you can see as the days go by they actually start using this as if the device had been embodied.
  • And deservedly so: he embodied the perfect balance between aesthetics, curiosity, and pragmatism.
  • Energy embodied in the world's ocean currents and tides is twice that much.
  • All that could be learned was embodied in a presentation which accompanied the indictments.
  • Combines scholarly and personal perspectives in a study of dance, creativity, and embodied knowledge.
  • Problem was, the shuttle embodied some dangerous design trade-offs.
  • It has long embodied power, political expediency and ideals of progress.
British Dictionary definitions for embodied

embody

/ɪmˈbɒdɪ/
verb (transitive) -bodies, -bodying, -bodied
1.
to give a tangible, bodily, or concrete form to (an abstract concept)
2.
to be an example of or express (an idea, principle, etc), esp in action: his gentleness embodies a Christian ideal
3.
(often foll by in) to collect or unite in a comprehensive whole, system, etc; comprise; include: all the different essays were embodied in one long article
4.
to invest (a spiritual entity) with a body or with bodily form; render incarnate
Derived Forms
embodiment, noun
Word Origin and History for embodied

embody

v.

1540s, in reference to a soul or spirit invested with a physical form; of principles, ideas, etc., from 1660s; from en- (1) "in" + body. Related: Embodied; embodying.