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embodying

The correct spelling is embodying.

How to pronounce embodying

verb

Say it like: Emb-oeei-ng

The correct spelling is embodying. To represent in a physical or concrete form; to incarnate or personify. For example: "As the car salesman approached, wearing a plaid suit and slicked-back hair, he seemed to embody sleaze."

Usage Examples

As the car salesman approached, wearing a plaid suit and slicked-back hair, he seemed to embody sleaze.

The US Constitution aimed to embody the ideals of diverse groups of people, from Puritans to Deists.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To represent in a physical or concrete form; to incarnate or personify.
  2. 2.To represent in some other form, such as a code of laws.
  3. 3.To comprise or include as part of a cohesive whole; to be made up of.
  4. 4.To unite in a body or mass.

noun

  1. 1.Embodiment

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