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embody
/ɪmˈbɒdi/
verb
To represent in a physical or concrete form; to incarnate or personify.
"As the car salesman approached, wearing a plaid suit and slicked-back hair, he seemed to embody sleaze."
To represent in some other form, such as a code of laws.
"The US Constitution aimed to embody the ideals of diverse groups of people, from Puritans to Deists."
To comprise or include as part of a cohesive whole; to be made up of.
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