EMBODY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for EMBODY?

Need another word that means the same as “embody”? Find 27 synonyms and 30 related words for “embody” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Embody” are: be, personify, body forth, incarnate, substantiate, incorporate, give human form to, give human shape to, realize, manifest, express, concretize, symbolize, represent, epitomize, stand for, encapsulate, typify, exemplify, include, contain, take in, consolidate, encompass, assimilate, integrate, concentrate

Embody as a Verb

Definitions of "Embody" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “embody” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Form (people) into a body, especially for military purposes.
• Include or contain (something) as a constituent part.
• Represent or express something abstract in tangible form.
• Provide (a spirit) with a physical form.
• Represent, as of a character on stage.
• Be an expression of or give a tangible or visible form to (an idea, quality, or feeling.
• Represent in bodily form.

Synonyms of "Embody" as a verb (27 Words)

assimilate	Make similar. Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly.
be	Have life be alive. The opening event is on October 16.
body forth	Invest with or as with a body; give body to.
concentrate	Compress or concentrate. The nation s wealth was concentrated in the hands of the governing elite.
concretize	Cover with cement. The idea concretized in her mind.
consolidate	Make firm or secure; strengthen. The companies consolidated.
contain	Be capable of holding or containing. Since F contains the factor Q it disappears from both sides of the equation.
encapsulate	Express the essential features of (something) succinctly. The company would encapsulate the asbestos waste in concrete pellets.
encompass	Cause to take place. An act designed to encompass the death of the king.
epitomize	Give a summary of (a written work. For the benefit of our readers we will epitomize the pamphlet.
exemplify	Be a typical example of. He exemplified his point with an anecdote.
express	Serve as a means for expressing something. She expressed her anger.
give human form to	Convey or reveal information.
give human shape to	Move in order to make room for someone for something.
incarnate	Put (a concept or quality) into concrete form. The idea that God incarnates himself in man.
include	Allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of. Other changes included the abolition of the death penalty.
incorporate	Unite or merge with something already in existence. She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal.
integrate	Become one become integrated. She was anxious to integrate well into her husband s family.
manifest	Record in a ship s manifest. Lizzy manifested signs of severe depression.
personify	Attribute human qualities to something. Public pageants and dramas in which virtues and vices were personified.
realize	Give actual or physical form to. She realized a profit of 100 000.
represent	Be a delegate or spokesperson for represent somebody s interest or be a proxy or substitute for as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute. She became the first woman to represent a South Wales mining valley.
stand for	Be in effect; be or remain in force.
substantiate	Represent in bodily form. The president s trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country.
symbolize	Represent by means of symbols. These painters believed that artists should symbolize.
take in	Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes.
typify	Represent; symbolize. Tough, low-lying vegetation typifies this arctic area.

Usage Examples of "Embody" as a verb

• The changes in law embodied in the Children Act.
• Nothing of the personality of the Spirit as embodied in Jesus will be lost.
• A national team that embodies competitive spirit and skill.
• Livius embodied the population of the town.

Associations of "Embody" (30 Words)

ampersand	A punctuation mark (&) used to represent conjunction (and.
asterisk	Mark a word or piece of text with an asterisk. He had asterisked the things about the case that still bothered him.
bookmark	A strip of leather, card, or other material, used to mark one’s place in a book. Fans will want to bookmark this site.
caret	A mark (‸, ⁁) placed below the line to indicate a proposed insertion in a text.
comma	Anglewing butterfly with a comma shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing.
connotation	What you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression. The word discipline has unhappy connotations of punishment and repression.
cue	Sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards. Ros and Guil cued by Hamlet also bow deeply.
denotation	The most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to. Beyond their immediate denotation the words have a connotative power.
diacritical	Capable of distinguishing.
emblem	A visible symbol representing an abstract idea. Our child would be a dazzling emblem of our love.
embodiment	A concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept. She seemed to be a living embodiment of vitality.
exclamation	A loud complaint or protest or reproach. She gave an exclamation of delight.
exemplify	Clarify by giving an example of. The best dry sherry is exemplified by the fino of Jerez.
incarnate	Embody or represent (a deity or spirit) in human form. An incarnate spirit.
index	Record names subjects etc in an index. The pins are retracted and indexed to occupy an adjacent slotted position.
indicant	A thing which indicates something. Symptoms are the prime indicants of disease.
indication	Something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary. The visit was an indication of the improvement in relations between the countries.
manifestation	A clear appearance. The butterfly was one of the many manifestations of the Goddess.
mark	Make underscoring marks. The examiner may have hundreds of scripts to mark.
mascot	A person or animal that is adopted by a team or other group as a symbolic figure. The team s dolphin mascot.
punctuate	Insert punctuation marks into. Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker s drone.
punctuation	The marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases. You will notice that no punctuation is used.
represent	Be a delegate or spokesperson for represent somebody s interest or be a proxy or substitute for as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute. I represent the silent majority.
sign	A fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified. A sign of the Zodiac.
signify	Convey or express a meaning. What does his strange behavior signify.
symbol	Symbolize. The limousine was another symbol of his wealth and authority.
symbolic	Serving as a visible symbol for something abstract. Symbolic thinking.
symptom	(medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease. The government was plagued by leaks a symptom of divisions and poor morale.
tag	Attach a monitoring tag to. Mothers suspected that their babies had been wrongly tagged during an alarm at the hospital.
zodiac	Astrology a circular diagram representing the 12 zodiacal constellations and showing their signs.