Antonyms for embodying


Grammar : Verb
Spell : em-bod-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ɛmˈbɒd i


Definition of embodying

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 :
  • There are two cities, embodying in their condition the two ideas.
  • Extract from : « Short Studies on Great Subjects » by James Anthony Froude
  • Those words, embodying all that had been in his heart so long, were too much for George.
  • Extract from : « The Country House » by John Galsworthy
  • The one you seem to wish to write, embodying this new matter.
  • Extract from : « The Real Thing and Other Tales » by Henry James
  • He was constantly drawn to them as embodying one, and that a deep, phase of his own experience.
  • Extract from : « Pascal » by John Tulloch
  • They adopted a "bill of rights" embodying their ideal of a free government.
  • Extract from : « History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III) » by Various
  • It is only as embodying this conception that Bruno attacked the Church.
  • Extract from : « Giordano Bruno » by James Lewis McIntyre
  • Of these dialogues, the "Republic" is the most celebrated, embodying his ripest knowledge.
  • Extract from : « Concord Days » by A. Bronson Alcott
  • The large-hearted man regards them as embodying the same truths.
  • Extract from : « Comparative Religion » by J. Estlin Carpenter
  • Bits of M. Gantier's talk came back to him, embodying that meaning.
  • Extract from : « The Marne » by Edith Wharton
  • It remains always, embodying a dead truth and giving it apparent life.
  • Extract from : « Bab: A Sub-Deb » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Synonyms for embodying

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