English-Dutch translations for embody

• belichamen
  Wie kan die waarheid beter belichamen dan Finland? Who better to embody that truth than Finland?
  De heer Barroso heeft ons dit antwoord gegeven door het nieuwe Finse voorzitterschap te verzoeken het Europa van resultaten te belichamen. Mr Barroso gave us this response by calling on the new Finnish Presidency to embody the Europe of results.
  Onze prioriteiten indachtig hebben wij een reeks evenwichtige maatregelen opgesteld die een helder politiek, economisch en sociaal model belichamen. In stating our priorities, we have drawn up a collection of balanced measures embodying a clear political, economic and social model.
• verpersoonlijken

Definition of embody

• To represent in a physical or concrete form; to incarnate or personify
• To represent in some other form such as a code of laws
• To comprise or include as part of a cohesive whole; to be made up of
• To unite in a body or mass

Examples

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

Related words

• disembody
• disembodied
• embodiment
• embodied
• disembodiment
• embodied energy