embodiment
gb/ɪmbˈɑdimənt/ us/ɪmbˈɑdimənt/
B2
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Substantiv
C1
entity
1
perfect example of an idea
a person or thing that is a perfect example of something
Tipar de utilizare:
the embodiment of [quality/idea]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may use it as a verb; it is a noun (the verb is embody).
Sinonime
epitome (often suggests the best or most typical example.)
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incarnation (often implies an idea made real in a person or thing.)
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personification (often used when a quality is presented as if it were a person.)
Antonime
antithesis (the direct opposite of a particular quality or idea.)
Colocații
the embodiment of courage
|the embodiment of elegance
|the embodiment of evil
|the embodiment of kindness
|the very embodiment of
|seen as the embodiment of
|regarded as the embodiment of
|the embodiment of everything that
Teme
people
|describing_people
|ideas
Exemple
- To her students, she was the embodiment of patience.
- The new stadium became the embodiment of the city’s ambitions.
- In the film, the villain is the embodiment of greed.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- He is the embodiment of honesty.
- The dog is the embodiment of energy.
Substantiv
formal
C1
process
2
making an idea take form
the process of making an idea real in a form people can see or use
Tipar de utilizare:
the embodiment of [idea/value] in [form/work]
Greșeală frecventă:
Often confused with 'embodiment' meaning 'example' (a person/thing). Here it means the process of making something concrete.
Sinonime
realization (emphasizes making something happen or become real.)
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materialization (emphasizes becoming physical or tangible.)
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implementation (emphasizes putting a plan into action.)
Antonime
abstraction (treating something as an idea rather than a concrete form.)
Colocații
the embodiment of an idea
|the embodiment of a vision
|the embodiment of values
|the embodiment in art
|the embodiment in practice
|the embodiment in law
|the embodiment in policy
|the embodiment in a design
Teme
ideas
|arts
|design
|work
Exemple
- The sculpture was the embodiment of her grief in stone.
- The policy is meant to be the embodiment of the company’s stated values.
- His first novel was the embodiment of years of observation and research.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The drawing was the embodiment of her idea.
- This project is the embodiment of our plan.
Substantiv
B2
entity
3
physical form something takes
the form that something takes in real life
Tipar de utilizare:
[something] is an embodiment of [something]
Sinonime
representation (can imply a depiction rather than the thing’s actual form.)
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expression (often focuses on how something is shown or communicated.)
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form (more general; may not imply representing an idea.)
Antonime
abstraction (an idea considered without a concrete form.)
Colocații
a physical embodiment
|a concrete embodiment
|an embodiment of the concept
|an embodiment of the principle
|the final embodiment
|a digital embodiment
|the earliest embodiment
|an embodiment of the model
Teme
ideas
|objects
|arts
Exemple
- This prototype is an early embodiment of the technology.
- The app is the latest embodiment of the company’s strategy to go mobile-first.
- The painting is a vivid embodiment of the artist’s style.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The model is an embodiment of the new design.
Substantiv
technical
C2
state
4
being realized in a body
the idea that a mind or system needs a body to function in the real world
Tipar de utilizare:
embodiment in [agent/system/theory]
Sinonime
bodily grounding (emphasizes dependence on physical experience.)
Antonime
disembodiment (lack of a body or separation from bodily experience.)
Colocații
robot embodiment
|sensorimotor embodiment
|embodiment in AI
|embodiment in robotics
|the role of embodiment
|embodiment and perception
|theories of embodiment
Teme
science
|technology
|psychology
Exemple
- The paper argues that embodiment is essential for learning to navigate real environments.
- Researchers compared different levels of embodiment in virtual reality systems.
- In robotics, embodiment affects how an agent perceives and acts.
Substantiv
legal
C2
process
5
inclusion in a legal text
when a rule or idea is written into an official document
Tipar de utilizare:
embodiment in [statute/constitution/contract]
Sinonime
incorporation (common legal term for being included within a text.)
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codification (specifically about putting rules into a formal code or system.)
Antonime
omission (leaving something out of a document or text.)
Colocații
embodiment in the constitution
|embodiment in statute
|embodiment in legislation
|embodiment in a contract
|find embodiment in
|secure embodiment in
|formal embodiment
Teme
law
|government
|business
Exemple
- The right to privacy gained embodiment in the new legislation.
- Several recommendations found embodiment in the final agreement.
- The court noted that the principle had no clear embodiment in the statute.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
embodiment
IPA
GB/ɪmbˈɑdimənt/
US/ɪmbˈɑdimənt/
Silabe și accent
em - bod - i - ment (4 silabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (bod)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: embodiment
- Plural: embodiments
Familie de cuvinte
Expresii
find embodiment in
1/fˈaɪnd ɪmbˈɑdimənt ˈɪn/
fixed phrase
formal
be expressed in a form
to appear clearly in something
Exemple
- Her ideals find embodiment in the charity she founded.
- These principles find embodiment in the company’s code of conduct.
- The theme finds embodiment in the final scene.
give embodiment to
1/ɡˈɪv ɪmbˈɑdimənt tə/
fixed phrase
formal
make an idea concrete
to show an idea clearly in a real form
Exemple
- The composer gives embodiment to heartbreak through a simple melody.
- The design gives embodiment to the brand’s promise of simplicity.
- Her speech gave embodiment to the anger many people felt.
take embodiment in
1/tˈeɪk ɪmbˈɑdimənt ˈɪn/
fixed phrase
literary
appear in a particular form
to take a real form in something
Exemple
- The nation’s hopes took embodiment in a new generation of leaders.
- In the novel, fear takes embodiment in the shape of a shadowy figure.
- Their philosophy took embodiment in the community they built.