The difference between Contain and Embody

When used as verbs, contain means to hold inside, whereas embody means to represent in a physical form.

check bellow for the other definitions of Contain and Embody

Contain as a verb (transitive):

To hold inside.
Contain as a verb (transitive):

To include as a part.
Contain as a verb (transitive):

To put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.

Examples:

"I'm so excited, I can hardly contain myself!"
Contain as a verb (mathematics, of a [[set]] etc., transitive):

To have as an element or subset.

Examples:

"A group contains a unique inverse for each of its elements."

"If that subgraph contains the vertex in question then it must be spanning."
Contain as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.

Embody as a verb (transitive):

To represent in a physical form; to incarnate or personify

Examples:

"As the car salesman approached, wearing a plaid suit and slicked-back hair, he seemed to embody sleaze."
Embody as a verb (transitive):

To include or represent, especially as part of a cohesive whole

Examples:

"The US Constitution aimed to embody the ideals of diverse groups of people, from Puritans to Deists."

"The principle was recognized by some of the early Greek philosophers who embodied it in their systems."
Embody as a verb (intransitive):

To unite in a body or mass.