(transitive) To represent in a physical form; to incarnate or personifyAs the car salesman approached, wearing a plaid suit and slicked-back hair, he seemed to embody sleaze.
SouthThe soul, while it is embodied, can no more be divided from sin.
2012, November 7, Matt Bai, Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds, The generational shift Mr. Obama once embodied is, in fact, well under way, but it will not change Washington as quickly — or as harmoniously — as a lot of voters once hoped.
(transitive) To include or represent, especially as part of a cohesive wholeThe US Constitution aimed to embody the ideals of diverse groups of people, from Puritans to Deists.The principle was recognized by some of the early Greek philosophers who embodied it in their systems.
