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Dictionary Definition

embodied adj
1 expressed by; "the idea embodied in the text"
2 possessing or existing in bodily form; "what seemed corporal melted as breath into the wind"- Shakespeare; "an incarnate spirit"; "`corporate' is an archaic term" [syn: bodied, corporal, corporate, incarnate]embody

Verb

1 represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist" [syn: incarnate, body forth, substantiate]
2 represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet" [syn: be, personify]
3 represent or express something abstract in tangible form; "This painting embodies the feelings of the Romantic period" [also: embodied]embodied See embody

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embodied

Extensive Definition

* Embodied cognition (or the embodied mind thesis). A position in cognitive science and the philosophy of mind that emphasizes the role that the body plays in shaping the mind. Closely related ideas include situated cognition and enactivism.
embodied in German: Embodiment

Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words

compact of, composed of, composing, comprising, consisting of, constituting, contained in, containing, embodied in, embodying, formed of, incarnate, including, inclusive of, incorporated, made of, made out of, made up of, subsuming
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