Embody vs Theorize - What's the difference?
embody | theorize |
To represent in a physical form; to incarnate or personify
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, passage=The generational shift Mr. Obama once embodied is, in fact, well under way, but it will not change Washington as quickly — or as harmoniously — as a lot of voters once hoped.}}
To include or represent, especially as part of a cohesive whole
to formulate theories, especially about some specific subject
to speculate
As verbs the difference between embody and theorize
is that embody is to represent in a physical form; to incarnate or personify while theorize is to formulate theories, especially about some specific subject.embody
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Verb
(en-verb)- As the car salesman approached, wearing a plaid suit and slicked-back hair, he seemed to embody sleaze.
- The soul, while it is embodied , can no more be divided from sin.
citation
- The US Constitution aimed to embody the ideals of diverse groups of people, from Puritans to Deists.
- The principle was recognized by some of the early Greek philosophers who embodied it in their systems.