Reembodying

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. The act of embodying something again, giving a physical form or representation to it anew
2. Reinstating the essence or characteristics of a subject in a tangible manner
3. The process of representing an idea or concept in a physical format once more

Etymology: "Reembody" is simply "re-" attached to "embody," so the history lies in the older word. "Embody" is formed from "en-" (meaning "in" or "into") and "body," so to embody something is to put it into a body, giving an idea or quality a concrete, physical shape. The prefix "en-" passed into English through Old French, which took it from Latin "in-," while "body" comes from Old English "bodig," a word whose roots reach back to a Germanic word for a barrel or trunk, a loose echo of the human torso. "Re-" is the familiar Latin prefix meaning "again" or "back," and English has used it for centuries, so "reembody" means to give form to something once more. The word is a plain compound with no dramatic shift in meaning, and its vitality depends entirely on the sense of "embody" it inherits.

Synonyms: reincarnating, reinstating, reintroducing, reviving, resuming

Antonyms: removing, abolishing, destroying, eradicating, ending