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embody vs personify

personify vs embody

embody and personify both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
embody No No Yes No
personify No No Yes No
As verbs, embody and personify are synonyms defined as:
  • embody and personify: represent, as of a character on stage
Other synonyms of embody include be.
As verbs, personify is a hyponym of embody; that is, personify is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than embody:
  • embody: represent, as of a character on stage
  • personify: invest with or as with a body; give body to
Other hyponyms of embody include body, exemplify, represent.
embody (verb) personify (verb)
represent, as of a character on stage attribute human qualities to something
represent in bodily form represent, as of a character on stage
represent or express something abstract in tangible form invest with or as with a body; give body to
Difference between embody and personify

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