-dē, -di verb
Etymology: en- (I) + body (n.)
transitive verb
1. : to give a body to (a spirit) : invest with a body : incarnate
2.
a. : to cause to become material or sensual : deprive of spirituality
b. : to make concrete by expression in perceptible form (as in words, acts, institutions, or works of art)
attempted to embody basic democratic principles in the treaty
a dictatorship embodied in a triumvirate
3. : to cause to become a body or part of a body : incorporate , organize
embodied a revenue provision in the new law
they must embody their ideas in substantial institutions if they are to survive
4. : to represent in human or animal form
embodied virtue
: personify
embodying love as Cupid
intransitive verb
1. obsolete : to become embodied or materialized — used especially of the soul
2. : to unite in a body or mass : coalesce
fat globules embodied into butter