The difference between Embody and Merge
When used as verbs, embody means to represent in a physical form, whereas merge means to combine into a whole.
Merge is also noun with the meaning: the joining together of multiple sources.
check bellow for the other definitions of Embody and Merge
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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."
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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."
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Embody as a verb (intransitive):
To unite in a body or mass.
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Merge as a verb (transitive):
To combine into a whole.
Examples:
"Headquarters merged the operations of the three divisions."
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Merge as a verb (intransitive):
To combine into a whole.
Examples:
"The two companies merged."
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Merge as a verb:
To blend gradually into something else.
Examples:
"The lanes of traffic merged."
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Merge as a noun:
The joining together of multiple sources.
Examples:
"There are often accidents at that traffic merge."
"The merge of the two documents failed."