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English verb: embody | |||
| 1. | embody (stative) represent in bodily form | ||
| Samples | He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system. The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist. | ||
| Synonyms | body forth, incarnate, substantiate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| 2. | embody (stative) represent, as of a character on stage | ||
| Samples | Derek Jacobi was Hamlet. | ||
| Synonyms | be, personify | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | represent, stand for, symbolise, symbolize, typify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | body, exemplify, personify, represent | ||
| 3. | embody (stative) represent or express something abstract in tangible form | ||
| Samples | This painting embodies the feelings of the Romantic period. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | represent | ||
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