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# embody

verb (embodies, embodied, embodying)

«embody» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To embody an idea is to show it clearly in a person or thing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embody/#m1)
2. To embody something is to include it or contain it as a part. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embody/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embody/#x1)
- This tale embodies an old lesson. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embody/#x2)
- The statue embodies the spirit of the city. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embody/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «embody» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/embody/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«embody» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/embody.html) on Mova free.