Embody — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

represent in bodily form

represent, as of a character on stage

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛmbˈɑːdi/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈaɪəʊp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈaɪəʊp/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛmbˈɑːdi/.

Examples

He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system
The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist
Derek Jacobi was Hamlet

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

substantiate personify be body forth incarnate

Parts of Speech

verb	represent in bodily form “He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system”
verb	represent, as of a character on stage “Derek Jacobi was Hamlet”
verb	represent or express something abstract in tangible form “This painting embodies the feelings of the Romantic period”

Word Forms

incarnation	noun	a new personification of a familiar idea
embodiment	noun	giving concrete form to an abstract concept
persona	noun	an actor's portrayal of someone in a play

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verkörpern

in körperlicher Form darstellen

🇫🇷French

incarner

représenter sous forme corporelle

🇪🇸Spanish

encarnar

representar en forma corporal

🇮🇹Italian

incarnare

rappresentare in forma corporea

🇳🇱Dutch

belichamen

in lichamelijke vorm vertegenwoordigen

🇵🇹Portuguese

incorporar

representar em forma corporal

🇷🇺Russian

воплощать

представлять в телесной форме

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अवतार लेना

शारीरिक रूप में प्रतिनिधित्व करें

🇧🇩Bengali

মূর্ত করা

শারীরিক আকারে প্রতিনিধিত্ব করে

🇮🇳Tamil

உருவகப்படுத்து

உடல் வடிவத்தில் பிரதிபலிக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

మూర్తీభవించు

శరీర రూపంలో ప్రాతినిధ్యం వహిస్తాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

मूर्त स्वरुप देणे

शारीरिक स्वरूपात प्रतिनिधित्व करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂર્ત સ્વરૂપ

શારીરિક સ્વરૂપમાં પ્રતિનિધિત્વ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಕಾರಗೊಳಿಸುತ್ತವೆ

ದೈಹಿಕ ರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉൾക്കൊള്ളുക

ശരീര രൂപത്തിൽ പ്രതിനിധീകരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੂਰਤੀਮਾਨ

ਸਰੀਰਕ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਨੁਮਾਇੰਦਗੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

مجسم

جسمانی شکل میں نمائندگی کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

体现

以身体形式表现

🇯🇵Japanese

体現する

身体の形で表現する

🇰🇷Korean

구현하다

몸으로 표현하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hiện thân

đại diện dưới hình thức cơ thể

🇹🇭Thai

รวบรวม

เป็นตัวแทนในรูปแบบร่างกาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

mewujudkan

mewakili dalam bentuk tubuh

🇵🇭Filipino

katawanin

kumakatawan sa anyo ng katawan

🇲🇾Malay

menjelmakan

mewakili dalam bentuk badan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تجسيد

تمثل في شكل جسدي

🇮🇷Persian

مجسم کردن

به شکل بدنی نشان می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

somutlaştırmak

bedensel biçimde temsil etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְגַלֵם

מייצגים בצורה גופנית

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