embody

1. (transitive)To represent in a physical or concrete form; to incarnate or personify.

   As the car salesman approached, wearing a plaid suit and slicked-back hair, he seemed to embody sleaze.

   verkörpern

   воплоща́тьvoploščátʹ, воплоти́тьvoplotítʹ, олицетворя́тьolicetvorjátʹ

   утілюватиutiljuvaty, втілюватиvtiljuvaty, утілитиutilyty

   represent in bodily form

2. (transitive)To represent in some other form, such as a code of laws.

   The 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.

   represent or express something abstract in tangible form

3. (transitive)To comprise or include as part of a cohesive whole; to be made up of.

   verkörpern

   олицетворя́тьolicetvorjátʹ

4. (intransitive)To unite in a body or mass.

1. How did you embody your idea?

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2. He wants to embody his ideal.

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3. Sami embodied peacefulness and loving kindness.

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4. These ideas are embodied in the constitution.

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5. She embodies the calm after the storm.

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