preembody, verb (used with object), preembodied, preembodying.
reembody, verb (used with object), reembodied, reembodying.
well-embodied, adjective
Examples from the web for embody
Its casually dressed cabin crews embody the airline's super-friendly approach.
Still, he knows he will not be remembered for his real-life persona but rather for the characters he has chosen to embody.
There are geeky movies, and there are movies that embody a "geek spirit" if you will.
He is meant to embody the very essence of malevolence.
Education must not orbit around change it must embody change.
Those who suffered from the disease were thought to embody a special type of humanity.
But it is possible to discuss why particular groups generally embody particular viewpoints.
We need to embody our own professional code of ethics.
Not many poems called forth by the intensities of our war period so well embody the strong loyalty engendered by the struggle.
The approaches embody some of science's great virtues: foresight, patience and cleverness.
British Dictionary definitions for embody
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 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.