verb

embody

to embody, to personify, to represent, to include

The hero embodies courage and honor.

The hero embodies courage and honour.

This plan embodies our company's goals.

This plan embodies our company's goals.

((sth.)) to represent (a quality or an idea) exactly The hero embodies courage.

Synonyms: personify, represent, exemplify, symbolize

From the prefix 'em-' (in) + 'body'. It literally means 'to put into a body'.

Think of giving an abstract concept, like courage, a physical 'body' to live in.

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