Synonyms for embody

Verb

1. incarnate, body forth, embody, substantiate, be
usage: represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist"
2. embody, be, personify, typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent
usage: represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"
3. embody, represent
usage: represent or express something abstract in tangible form; "This painting embodies the feelings of the Romantic period"
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