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embody

em·bod·y [ em bóddee ] (past and past participle em·bod·ied, present participle em·bod·y·ing, 3rd person present singular em·bod·ies)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. make something tangible: to give a tangible or visible form to something abstract

2. incorporate things into organized whole: to gather and organize a number of things into a whole

3. personify something: to express or exemplify something abstract in bodily form

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