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单词 embody
释义 em·body
\-dē, -di\ verb
Etymology: en- (I) + body (n.)
transitive verb
1. : to give a body to (a spirit) : invest with a body : incarnate
2.
 a. : to cause to become material or sensual : deprive of spirituality
 b. : to make concrete by expression in perceptible form (as in words, acts, institutions, or works of art)
  < attempted to embody basic democratic principles in the treaty >
  < a dictatorship embodied in a triumvirate >
3. : to cause to become a body or part of a body : incorporate, organize
 < embodied a revenue provision in the new law >
 < they must embody their ideas in substantial institutions if they are to survive >
4. : to represent in human or animal form
 < embodied virtue >
: personify
 < embodying love as Cupid >
intransitive verb
1. obsolete : to become embodied or materialized — used especially of the soul
2. : to unite in a body or mass : coalesce
 < fat globules embodied into butter >
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