Pronunciation: im-
bäd-
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -bod·ied; -body·ing
1 : to give definite form to <embodied her ideas in suitable words>
2 : to cause to become a body or a part of a body or system <the Constitution embodies the fundamental laws of the United States>
3 : to represent in visible form <a leader who embodies courage>
- em·bod·i·er noun
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