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embody vs typify

typify vs embody

embody and typify both are verbs.

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

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