Added 9 October 2026 embody /ɪmˈbɒdi/ verb Categories: Uncommon Words verb ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about embody at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Represent in bodily form. He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system Represent, as of a character on stage. Derek Jacobi was Hamlet Represent or express something abstract in tangible form. This painting embodies the feelings of the Romantic period Related Words: incarnatepersonifybematerializesymbolizecharacterizerepresentexemplifysymboliseepitomizeshape Back to today's word