definition of
embody

[1] #1 embody v. [incarnate, body forth, substantiate] represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist". wn

[2] #2 embody v. [be, personify] represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet". wn

[3] #3 embody v. represent or express something abstract in tangible form; "This painting embodies the feelings of the Romantic period". wn