embody

verbs

represent in bodily form

"He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist"

is derived from

represent, as of a character on stage

"Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"

be, embody, personify

represent or express something abstract in tangible form

"This painting embodies the feelings of the Romantic period"

embody

is derived from

is a type of (narrower)

serve as a means of expressing something

"The flower represents a young girl"