Meaning & use

Embodying

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Representing or expressing an idea, quality, or feeling in a tangible or visible form.

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The statue is meant to be embodying the spirit of resilience after the disaster.

Her calm leadership was embodying everything the team needed during the crisis.

A note on using this word

Literally 'em-' (into) plus 'body,' the word originally meant to give a physical body to something abstract.

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representingpersonifying

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