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