embody C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɪmˈbɑdi/ UK /ɪmˈbɒdi/ See IPA manual Freq #32076 Meanings 1 verb To be a perfect example of a quality or idea in a real, visible form. She embodies everything a good leader should be. 2 verb To include or contain something as part of a whole. The new law embodies the principles agreed on at the summit. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to be a perfect example of... personifyincarnate More actualizecoalesceconcretizeeffigiateembraceencompassenfoldintegratematerializemergeobjectifyrealize Word family Forms embodiedembodiesembodying Derived forms disembodyembodiableembodiednessembodierembodimentemergynonembodiedreembodyunembodied Etymology AI details From Latin em- + body. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # embody **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɪmˈbɑdi/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪmˈbɒdi/ **Frequency rank:** 32076 ## Meanings 1. To be a perfect example of a quality or idea in a real, visible form. 2. To include or contain something as part of a whole. ## Examples - She embodies everything a good leader should be. - The new law embodies the principles agreed on at the summit. ## Synonyms - actualize - coalesce - concretize - effigiate - embrace - encompass - enfold - integrate - materialize - merge - objectify - realize ## Derived Forms - disembody - embodiable - embodiedness - embodier - embodiment - emergy - nonembodied - reembody - unembodied ## Etymology From Latin em- + body. ## AI Etymology Embody is from Latin em- + body. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include to be a perfect example of a quality or idea in a real, visible form and to include or contain something as part of a whole. The wider family includes derived forms such as disembody, embodiable, embodiedness, embodier, and embodiment. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown