embody

«embody» in Mova's school dictionary: to show it clearly in a person or thing — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (embodies, embodied, embodying)

meaning for a pupil

1) To embody an idea is to show it clearly in a person or thing. tree →

2) To embody something is to include it or contain it as a part. tree →

sense in the lessons

a tale's hero shows a quality, and a fable carries a lesson inside its story

examples

• The fox embodies cunning. tree →
• This tale embodies an old lesson. tree →
• The statue embodies the spirit of the city. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «embody» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.