Embody

v. t. [imp. & p. p. EMBODIED; p. pr. & vb. n. EMBODYING.] [Prefix em, for en, and body, q. v.] 1. To form into a body; to make corporeal; to invest with matter; as, to embody the soul or spirit; a form embodied. “Devils embodied and disembodied.” W. Scott. The soul, while it is embodied, can no more be divided from sin. South. 2. To form or collect into a body or united mass; to collect into a whole; to incorporate; to concentrate; as, to embody troops; to embody detached sentiments.