Word a Day
embody
What does embody mean?
embody (verb): to represent in a physical or concrete form; to incarnate or personify.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use embody in a sentence?
- The point of art is to embody the secret essence of things, not to copy their appearances. (Tatoeba sentence #13554515 by araneo, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce embody?
/ɪmˈbɑdi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does embody come from?
From em- + body.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “embody” mean?
to disregard, miss or omit part of a continuation (some item or stage)
Not quite: that's what skip means.
to determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate
Not quite: that's what assess means.
to represent in a physical or concrete form; to incarnate or personify
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to observe carefully or critically to learn about someone or something
Not quite: that's what examine means.
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