v. t. | 1. | To form into a body; to invest with a body; to collect into a body, a united mass, or a whole; to incorporate; |
v. i. | 1. | To unite in a body, a mass, or a collection; to coalesce. |
Verb | 1. | embody - represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist" |
2. | embody - represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet" | |
3. | embody - represent or express something abstract in tangible form; "This painting embodies the feelings of the Romantic period" |