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Discover LudwigThe word "embody" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it when talking about something that expresses or represents a trait or quality in a complete or perfect way. For example: "The painting embodied the artist's feelings about nature."
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Embody
verb
To represent in a physical form; to incarnate or personify
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Dinosaurs embody the drastic changes that life on Earth has undergone, and give us access to some of the most powerful truths our species has come to understand – that our planet has an incredibly deep history, that life has changed constantly through time, and that extinction is the fate of all.
The Who embody that classic British pop cult paradox: foppish violence.
And she saw in the dexterity and flow of the surgeon's hand movements an affinity that she tried to capture in beautiful drawings, and which she seemed to embody in her sculpture.
The peace and friendship marches that are being held throughout the country embody the South Africa we know and the South Africa we are proud of.
Let's do it again from the top please.'" Hegarty likes his singers to embody different kinds of courage, "people who deliver a vision of the world they totally believe in".
As a woman, she has been forced to embody a succession of tedious female stereotypes, but she twists this oppressive force in order to get her own way".
As left v right arguments become more blurred, Labour needs a leader and a critical mass of activists who can embody social democracy with a provincial, socially conservative accent.
Locog originally approached Atopia, whose motto is "anticipate the future", to come up with ideas for a One Planet pavilion, a structure to embody the sustainable ethos behind the London Games.
Her expertise is accents (Danish, Italian and RP English among them), and she has the uncanny ability to embody her characters.
Related: Salman Rushdie slams critics of PEN's Charlie Hebdo tribute With this boycott the Charlie Hebdo debate has come to embody all the limitations, and now the futility, of the freedom of expression argument vis-a-vis Muslims in particular and minorities in general.
In several areas, such as welfare and immigration, Labour did have quite socially conservative policies – milder versions of the Tories' own policies – but did not really believe in them or embody them.
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