embody

Make physically manifest

Embody means to give a body to something abstract or intangible, making it concrete or visible.

A person can embody a quality like grace or courage by expressing it so fully that they seem to be its physical form: She embodies everything I admire about the profession.

Ideas, principles, or values can be embodied in documents, institutions, or works of art: The Constitution embodies the founders' vision of democracy.

To embody also means simply to include or contain: The report embodies all our findings from the past year.

personify

epitome

Perfect representative of type

quintessencePurest embodiment of something
paragonFlawless model to emulate
archetypeOriginal model for copies

exemplify · typify · personify · represent · symbolize · emblem · icon · model · ideal · standard

manifest

materialize

Become physically present

actualizeMake concrete or real
realizeBecome aware of
expressState or fast train

externalize · concretize · substantiate · demonstrate · exhibit · display · show · reveal · evidence · objectify

incarnate

flesh

Soft body matter

corporealHaving physical existence
physicalOf body or matter
tangiblePerceptible by touch

carnal · visceral · incarnation · reincarnation · avatar · rebirth · mortal · human form · made flesh · substantiate

incorporate

include

Make part of

containHold within limits
compriseInclude as parts
integrateCombine into unified whole

encompass · embrace · subsume · combine · unite · merge · consolidate · assimilate · absorb · synthesize

animate

enliven

Make more spirited

vivifyMake more alive
vitalizeMake lively again
quickenTo accelerate or animate

invigorate · energize · inspire · infuse · imbue · instill · activate · awaken · spark · kindle

Categories

expressionexpress, convey, communicate, verbal, nonverbal
acting verbspretend, perform, portray, enact, play a role
performingperform, sing, play, act, dance
representrepresent, stand for, symbolize, personify, epitomize
imitationcopy, copycat, imitation, mimicking, replica
communicateexpress, convey, communicate, tell, share

Opposites

physical manifestation

embodydisembody

Remove from corporeal existence

abstract · dematerialize · etherealize · spiritualize · dissipate

representational completeness

Offer an idea indirectly

imply · allude to · misrepresent · contradict · belie

integration vs. separation

embodydisintegrate

Break into fragments

dismember · exclude · fragment · dissipate · disperse

Family

embodiment, embodied, disembodied, embodies, embodying, disembody, embodiments, disembodiment, disembodying

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