embody vs body

embody is not a noun while body is a noun.

embody and body both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
embody	No	No	Yes	No
body	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, body is a hyponym of embody; that is, body is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than embody:

embody: represent, as of a character on stage
body: invest with or as with a body; give body to

Other hyponyms of embody include personify, exemplify, represent.

embody (noun)	body (noun)
	the external structure of a vehicle
	a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin)
	the property of holding together and retaining its shape
	the main mass of a thing
	the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
	the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
	a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person
	the central message of a communication
	a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
	a collection of particulars considered as a system
	an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects

embody (verb)	body (verb)
represent, as of a character on stage	invest with or as with a body; give body to
represent in bodily form
represent or express something abstract in tangible form

Difference between embody and body

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