English-German translations for embody

• verkörpern
  Sie verkörpern ihr Potenzial und ihre kreative Entwicklung. They embody its potential and its creative development.
  Diese Organisationen verkörpern heute die Hoffnung des Kontinents. These organisations now embody the hope of the continent.
  Europa muss ein konstantes Streben nach Vereinfachung verkörpern. Europe must embody a constant striving for simplification.
• ausdrucken
• beinhalten
• enthalten
  Herr Präsident, diese vier Änderungsanträge enthalten sehr gute Grundsätze. Mr President, these four amendments embody very sound principles.

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