embodying
Giving tangible form
Embodying is the present participle of embody—to give physical or concrete form to something abstract.
A constitution embodies the principles of a nation.
A person can embody grace, evil, or the spirit of an era: She was the embodiment of elegance.
The word suggests that an idea or quality has found its fullest expression in a particular form: The building embodies everything wrong with modern architecture.
Attributing humanity to non-humans
- avatarDigital user representation
- epitomePerfect representative of type
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
- archetypeOriginal model for copies
exemplar · paragon · incarnation · typification · manifestation · apotheosis · ideal · model
Communicative body movement
- postureBody position, alignment
- movementChange in position
- physicalityBodily, material quality
- presenceState of being somewhere
bearing · carriage · demeanor · body language · performance · portrayal · enactment · acting
Standing for something else
- epitomizingRepresenting the ideal form
- typifyingEmbodying characteristic qualities
- exemplifyingServing as ideal instance
- personifyingAttributing human qualities
illustrating · depicting · reflecting · mirroring · signifying · denoting · conveying · representing
Making evident or visible
- actualizingMaking potential become real
- materializingBecoming real or visible
- concretizingMaking abstract things tangible
- expressingCommunicating thoughts outwardly
rendering · instantiating · realizing · objectifying · externalizing · substantiating · crystallizing
personification
Attributing humanity to non-humans
- avatarDigital user representation
- epitomePerfect representative of type
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
archetype · exemplar · paragon · incarnation · typification · manifestation · apotheosis · ideal · model · icon
gesture
Communicative body movement
- postureBody position, alignment
- movementChange in position
- physicalityBodily, material quality
presence · bearing · carriage · demeanor · body language · performance · portrayal · enactment · acting · characterization
symbolizing
Standing for something else
- epitomizingRepresenting the ideal form
- typifyingEmbodying characteristic qualities
- exemplifyingServing as ideal instance
personifying · illustrating · depicting · reflecting · mirroring · signifying · denoting · conveying · representing · standing for
manifesting
Making evident or visible
- actualizingMaking potential become real
- materializingBecoming real or visible
- concretizingMaking abstract things tangible
expressing · rendering · instantiating · realizing · objectifying · externalizing · substantiating · crystallizing
- actingacting, act, performing, playacting, actor
- representingrepresenting, depicting, portraying, symbolizing, illustrating
embodyingdisembodying
Freeing from physical form
abstracting · dematerializing · spiritualizing · vaporizing · dissolving
embodyingexcluding
Leaving something out
omitting · rejecting · dividing · fragmenting · separating
embodyingsymbolizing
Standing for something else
signifying · suggesting · evoking · approximating · referencing
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