Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

embody

/ɪmˈbɑdi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.17 in modern English

Syllables: em-body
IPA: /ɪmˈbɑdi/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Transitive verb

verb

To represent in some other form, such as a code of laws.

Transitive verb

verb

To comprise or include as part of a cohesive whole; to be made up of.

Transitive verb

verb

To unite in a body or mass.

Intransitive verb

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?""
"The generational shift Mr. Obama once embodied is, in fact, well under way, but it will not change Washington as quickly — or as harmoniously — as a lot of voters once hoped."
"The US Constitution aimed to embody the ideals of diverse groups of people, from Puritans to Deists."
"The principle was recognized by some of the early Greek philosophers who embodied it in their systems."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English em- Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- Proto-West Germanic *bodag Old English bodiġ Middle English bodi English body English embody From em- + body.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: em

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪmˈbɑdi/
British English: /ɪmˈbɒdi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

embodies (present, singular) embodying (participle, present) embodied (participle, past) embodied (past)

Derived Forms

disembody embodiable embodiedness embodier embodiment emergy nonembodied reembody unembodied

Synonyms

actualize concretize effigiate materialize objectify realize reify thingify embrace encompass enfold fuse

Rhymes With

body shoddy roddy mahdi ahmadi gennady radi boddy waddy canady oddy snoddy

Questions

How do you pronounce embody?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪmˈbɑdi/.
What does embody mean?: To represent in a physical or concrete form; to incarnate or personify.
Where does embody come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English em- Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- Proto-West Germanic *bodag Old English bodiġ Middle English bodi English body English embody From em- + body.

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