Body
Body verb - To represent in visible form.
Usage example: abstract sculpture that bodies forth the artist's aesthetic of minimalism
Embody
Embody verb - To represent in visible form.
Usage example: George Washington embodied so many of the virtues that Americans hold dear
Both words in one sentence
- Also the Necrons, who are an entire race of full-body cyborgs who embody Clarke's Third Law.
Source: No Transhumanism Allowed -
Body Horror: The goblins of the Misty Mountains were specifically designed to embody this, since they've lived underground so long.
Source: Film / The Hobbit - Multiple Man has the power to create body doubles of himself and they usually work together, as they always embody a part of his personality.
Source: Not So Similar
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