- 1to express or represent an idea or a quality synonym represent embody something a politician who embodied the hopes of black youth be embodied in something the principles embodied in the Declaration of Human Rights
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- 2embody something (formal) to include or contain something This model embodies many new features.
embody
verbNAmE//ɪmˈbɑdi//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they embody he / she / it embodies
past simple embodied
-ing form embodying
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