embodiment

UK: /ɪmˈbɒdimənt/ US: (em bod′ē mənt)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

em•bod•i•ment  (em bod′ē mənt), n. 

1. the act of embodying.
2. the state or fact of being embodied.
3. a person, being, or thing embodying a spirit, principle, abstraction, etc;
   incarnation.
4. something embodied.

• embody + -ment 1820–30

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

em•bod•y /ɛmˈbɑdi/   v. [~ + object] , -bod•ied, -bod•y•ing. 

1. to give a concrete form to;
   be an example of;
   personify:
   Her paintings embodied the spirit of the age.
2. to include;
   contain;
   comprise:
   The testimony is embodied in the court record.

em•bod•i•ment, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

em•bod•y  (em bod′ē), v.t., -bod•ied, -bod•y•ing. 

1. to give a concrete form to;
   express, personify, or exemplify in concrete form:
   to embody an idea in an allegorical painting.
2. to provide with a body;
   incarnate;
   make corporeal:
   to embody a spirit.
3. to collect into or include in a body;
   organize;
   incorporate.
4. to embrace or comprise.

Also, imbody. 

• em-¹ + body 1540–50

em•bod′i•er, n.