- 2. Bodily presentation, material representation, realization, incorporation.
Embody, v. a.
- 1. Invest with a body, make corporeal, form into a body, incarnate.
- 2. Incorporate, concentrate, compact, integrate, combine, collect into a whole, draw into one mass.
- 3. Comprehend, include, embrace, comprise, contain.
- 4. Systematize, methodize, codify.
Embogue, v. n. [Said of rivers.] Discharge, empty, fall.
Embolden, v. a. Encourage, animate, inspirit, reassure, make bold, give courage to.
Embolism, n.
- 1. Intercalation, interpolation (of time).
- 2. Time or period intercalated.
- 3. (Med.) Obstruction, stoppage.
Embolismic, Embolismical, a. Intercalated, intercalary, interpolated, inserted, embolic, embolismal, embolismatic (al).
Embonpoint, n. [Fr.] Plumpness, fleshiness, fatness, corpulence, corpulency, obesity, stoutness, rotundity.
Embosom, v. a. Enfold, enwrap, surround, envelop, hide, conceal, bury.
Emboss, v. a.
- 1. Adorn with raised work, ornament in relief.
- 2. Cover with bosses or protuberances or relief.
Embossment, n.
- 1. Embossing. See the verb.
- 2. Protuberance, jut, prominence, raised work, figure in relief.