| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in bodily form |
| Synonyms: | embodied, exteriorized, externalized, human, in human form, in the flesh, made flesh, manifested, materialized, personified, physical, real, substantiated, tangible, typified |
| Main Entry: | embody |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | represent; materialize |
| Synonyms: | actualize, complete, concretize, demonstrate, emblematize, epitomize, evince, exemplify, exhibit, express, exteriorize, externalize, hypostatize, illustrate, incarnate, incorporate, manifest, mirror, objectify, personalize, personify, realize, reify, show, stand for, substantiate, symbolize, typify |
| Antonyms: | disembody, exclude |
| Main Entry: | manifest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | exhibit, make plain |
| Synonyms: | confirm, declare, demonstrate, display, embody, establish, evidence, evince, expose, express, exteriorize, externalize, flash, illustrate, incarnate, let it all hang out, mark, materialize, objectify, ostend, parade, personalize, personify, personize, proclaim, prove, reveal, set forth, show, show and tell, showcase, signify, sport, strut, substantiate, suggest, utter, vent, voice, wave around |
| Antonyms: | bury, conceal, cover, obscure, withhold |
| Main Entry: | material |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bodily, tangible |
| Synonyms: | actual, animal, appreciable, carnal, concrete, corporeal, earthly, fleshly, incarnate, nonspiritual, objective, palpable, perceptible, phenomenal, physical, real, sensible, sensual, substantial, true, worldly |
| Notes: | germane and relevant indicate pertinence to a matter, but may not be essential; material means pertinent and necessary material is based on Latin materialis 'formed of matter'; materiel means 'personnel' or 'military arms or equipment' |
| Antonyms: | ethereal, incorporeal, intangible, mental |
| Main Entry: | personify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | represent some other being, character |
| Synonyms: | act out, body forth, contain, copy, emblematize, embody, epitomize, exemplify, express, exteriorize, externalize, hominify, humanize, illustrate, image, imitate, impersonate, incarnate, live as, make human, manifest, materialize, mirror, objectify, personize, substantiate, symbolize, typify |
| Main Entry: | physical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | concerning the body |
| Synonyms: | bodily, brute, carnal, corporal, corporeal, earthly, fleshly, incarnate, mortal, personal, somatic, unspiritual, visceral |
| Antonyms: | mental, psychological |
| Main Entry: | real |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | genuine in existence |
| Synonyms: | absolute, actual, authentic, bodily, bona fide, certain, concrete, corporal, corporeal, de facto, embodied, essential, evident, existent, existing, factual, firm, heartfelt, honest, in the flesh, incarnate, indubitable, intrinsic, irrefutable, legitimate, live, material, original, palpable, perceptible, physical, positive, present, right, rightful, sensible, sincere, solid, sound, stable, substantial, substantive, tangible, true, unaffected, undeniable, undoubted, unfeigned, valid, veritable |
| Antonyms: | dishonest, fake, false, feigned, imaginary, invalid, untrue |
| Main Entry: | substantiate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | back up a statement, idea |
| Synonyms: | actualize, affirm, approve, attest to, authenticate, bear out, check out, check up, complete, confirm, corroborate, debunk, demonstrate, establish, incarnate, justify, manifest, materialize, objectify, personify, prove, ratify, realize, reify, support, test, try, try on, try out, validate, verify |
| Antonyms: | break, disprove |
| Main Entry: | typify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | represent, characterize |
| Synonyms: | body forth, describe, emblematize, embody, epitomize, exemplify, feature, illustrate, incarnate, mean, mirror, model, personify, stand for, sum up, symbolize |