embodied
Americanadjective
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expressed, personified, or exemplified in concrete form.
The one-day intensive workshop is designed to shift peacemaking from words and theory to costly, embodied reality.
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having or provided with a body; incarnate or corporeal.
In most folklore, ghosts seem to be bound by many of the same physical laws that bind embodied beings.
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Environmental Science. relating to or being the energy involved or required in the production, maintenance, or use of a particular concrete object, and therefore thought of as part of the object.
You can increase the embodied efficiency of a new house by building it in an already dense neighborhood, taking advantage of existing infrastructure and shorter distances.
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(of writing) portraying the details of bodily experience as they are lived or relived by the writer so as to evoke them sympathetically in the reader.
Acting out your characters is something I recommend as part of the enlivening practice of embodied writing.
verb
Other Word Forms
- well-embodied adjective
Etymology
Origin of embodied
Example Sentences
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"Dominic was a promising young talent whose dedication and passion for the game embodied the spirit of our league," it added.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
All of us corporate hacks back in those days knew there were a lot of truths embodied in that hilarious Jack Lemmon film.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
“Libertarians talk a lot about freedom and responsibility. Brian embodied both,” Reason Editor in Chief Katherine Mangu-Ward said in his obituary.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
In a separate post on social media, he said that Tesla is “the leading embodied AI on Earth.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026
While Smith was establishing a colony at Jamestown, for instance, Pocahontas likely did save his life, although little of the rest of the legend embodied in the Disney cartoon is true.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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