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embodiment

[em-bod-ee-muhnt]

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noun

the act of embodying.

the state or fact of being embodied.

a person, being, or thing embodying a spirit, principle, abstraction, etc; incarnation.

something embodied.

Origin:
1820–30; embody + -ment

Related forms

pre·em·bod·i·ment, noun

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embody (ɪmˈbɒdɪ)

—vb , -bodies, -bodying, -bodied
1.	to give a tangible, bodily, or concrete form to (an abstract concept)
2.	to be an example of or express (an idea, principle, etc), esp in action: his gentleness embodies a Christian ideal
3.	(often foll by in) to collect or unite in a comprehensive whole, system, etc; comprise; include: all the different essays were embodied in one long article
4.	to invest (a spiritual entity) with a body or with bodily form; render incarnate

em'bodiment

—n

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embodiment

1828, from embody + -ment.

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