Antonyms for embody

Grammar : Verb

Spell : em-bod-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ɛmˈbɒd i

Definition of embody

Origin : 1540s, in reference to a soul or spirit invested with a physical form; of principles, ideas, etc., from 1660s; from en- (1) "in" + body. Related: Embodied; embodying.

verb represent; materialize
verb include, integrate

Example sentences :

At last in desperation you embody it in a poem, an essay, a story.
Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service

I had for some time thought about it, but had not attempted to embody the conception in a drawing.
Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles

Yet the English have contrived to embody all these in one word, and that word my name!'
Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever

Endeavor to embody in the laws of the community the spirit of equity and progress.
Extract from : « The Mistakes of Jesus » by William Floyd

We may read this cable wrong but it seems to us to embody a topsy-turvy tactic!
Extract from : « Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 » by Ian Hamilton

It seemed to me to embody the banquet there set before my mental appetite.
Extract from : « The Plum Tree » by David Graham Phillips

I have not written this for publication; I have only thrown out a few hints for you to embody.
Extract from : « Guano » by Solon Robinson

The old poet has cast the imago of a society which we are still trying to embody.
Extract from : « Homer's Odyssey » by Denton J. Snider

It is unthinkable that it should ever embody them absolutely.
Extract from : « The Complex Vision » by John Cowper Powys

What men attempt to embody in the word "thought," is this matter in motion.
Extract from : « The Works of Edgar Allan Poe » by Edgar Allan Poe

Synonyms for embody

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