verkörpern

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German

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Verb

verkörpern (weak, third-person singular present verkörpert, past tense verkörperte, past participle verkörpert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to embody, to represent (as a symbol or sign)
    Der neue Präsident verkörpert einen neuen Geist der Zusammenarbeit.
    The new president embodies a new spirit of cooperation.
  2. (transitive) to play (a role in theater, a movie, on television, etc.)
    Laurence Olivier hat Hamlet 1948 verkörpert.
    Laurence Olivier played Hamlet in 1948.

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