word-vault/dist/data/cards/em/embody.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "embody",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "embody",
            "heSheIt": "embodies"
        },
        "pastSimple": "embodied",
        "pastParticiple": "embodied",
        "ingForm": "embodying"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to express or represent an idea or a quality",
            "sensetop": "embody somethingbe embodied in something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a politician who embodied the hopes of black youth",
                    "contextForm": "embody something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the principles embodied in the Declaration of Human Rights",
                    "contextForm": "be embodied in something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "These ideals were embodied in the constitution."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The new constitution embodied the right to free speech."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We want to build a national team that embodies competitive spirit and skill."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "represent"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to include or contain something",
            "sensetop": "embody something",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This model embodies many new features."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪmˈbɒdi/",
                "audio": "em/embody/embody__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪmˈbɒdiz/",
                "audio": "em/embody/embodies__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪmˈbɒdid/",
                "audio": "em/embody/embodied__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪmˈbɒdiɪŋ/",
                "audio": "em/embody/embodying__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪmˈbɑːdi/",
                "audio": "em/embody/embody__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪmˈbɑːdiz/",
                "audio": "em/embody/embodies__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪmˈbɑːdid/",
                "audio": "em/embody/embodied__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪmˈbɑːdiɪŋ/",
                "audio": "em/embody/embodying__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: from em- + body, on the pattern of Latin incorporare."
}