Past and past participle
Clearly showed or represented a quality, idea, or feeling.
The volunteer embodied the community's spirit.
The community's hopes were embodied in the mural.
American English
How to pronounce embodied
verbB2
ihmBAHdeed
/ɪmˈbɑ.ɾid̚/
3 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
Form of embody
Embodied is both the past form and the past participle of embody.
Clearly showed or represented a quality, idea, or feeling.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
Past and past participle
Included an idea, rule, or feature as an important part of a plan, system, or design.
The new policy embodied several important changes.
Those safety principles are embodied in the product's design.
Useful expressions
To clearly represent the main feeling or values of something.
The festival embodies the spirit of the neighborhood.
Related words & forms
The y changes to i before -ed and -es: embodied, embodies. Keep the y before -ing: embodying.