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embody vs stand for

stand for vs embody

embody and stand for both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
embody No No Yes No
stand for No No Yes No
As verbs, stand for is a hypernym of embody; that is, stand for is a word with a broader meaning than embody:
  • embody: represent, as of a character on stage
  • stand for: express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
Other hypernyms of embody include represent, symbolise, symbolize, typify.
embody (verb) stand for (verb)
represent, as of a character on stage tolerate or bear
represent in bodily form denote or connote
represent or express something abstract in tangible form express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
Difference between embody and stand for

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