embody

Definition

To represent in a physical or concrete form; to incarnate or personify.

Etymology

From Latin em- + body.

Example Sentences

• "As the car salesman approached, wearing a plaid suit and slicked-back hair, he seemed to embody sleaze."
• "The soul, while it is embodied, can no more be divided from sin."
• "Francesca shook her head as she answered, "Ah! expectations are such unreasonable things! It was impossible for even France to realise the dreams of youth and solitude! What ever embodies our idea of perfection?""