embed

[ verb em-bed; noun em-bed ]

/ verb ɛmˈbɛd; noun ˈɛmˌbɛd /

verb (used with object), em·bed·ded, em·bed·ding.

to fix into a surrounding mass: to embed stones in cement.

to surround tightly or firmly; envelop or enclose: Thick cotton padding embedded the precious vase in its box.

to incorporate or contain as an essential part or characteristic: A love of color is embedded in all of her paintings.

Histology. to infiltrate (a biological tissue) with molten paraffin or other plastic material that later solidifies, enabling the preparation to be sliced very thin for viewing under a microscope.

Mathematics. to map a set into another set.

Grammar. to insert (a construction, as a phrase or clause) into a larger construction, as a clause or sentence.

to assign (a journalist) to travel with a military unit or a political campaign: The photojournalists were embedded in Afghanistan with U.S. troops. We've embedded a reporter with each of the presidential candidates.

Digital Technology. to place (text, images, sound, or computer code) in a computer file, HTML document, software program, or electronic device: how to embed videos on your website; embedded software in cars and airplanes.

verb (used without object), em·bed·ded, em·bed·ding.

to be or become fixed or incorporated, as into a surrounding mass: Glass embeds in the soft tar of the road.

noun

a journalist who is embedded with a military unit or a political campaign.

a period of time during which a journalist is embedded.

Also imbed.

Origin of embed

First recorded in 1770–80; em-¹ + bed

OTHER WORDS FROM embed

em·bed·ment, noun

Words nearby embed

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Example sentences from the Web for embedded

In doing so, he implied the obsolescence of that most embedded of British watering holes, the pub.

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I just felt myself getting better and better, stronger and stronger as a filmmaker, and that is sort of embedded in the movies.

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Race is also embedded in the whole set of presumptions about the 47 percent and the “moocher class.”

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During the Iraq War, she was embedded with a unit of fighters and broadcast live from the frontlines.

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It conflates sex and gender, saying “male and female” are “embedded in the biology of the human race.”

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The pole must be embedded deeply enough to be perfectly firm during the strain of the play.

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It is made of solid gold, and is embedded with diamonds, pearls, and other precious stones.

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If a skeleton or portion thereof is embedded in a matrix of hard rock, do not attempt to work it out fully in the field.

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The supporting girder in this instance is embedded in the wall and coated over with adobe, obscuring the construction.

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The base of this fine mountain is embedded in a huge glacier, which gives birth to the high fall.

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British Dictionary definitions for embedded

embed

imbed

/ (ɪmˈbɛd) /

verb -beds, -bedding or -bedded

(usually foll by in) to fix or become fixed firmly and deeply in a surrounding solid mass to embed a nail in wood

(tr) to surround closely hard rock embeds the roots

(tr) to fix or retain (a thought, idea, etc) in the mind

(often foll by with) to assign a journalist or be assigned as one to accompany an active military unit

(tr) grammar to insert (a subordinate clause) into a sentence

noun (ˈɪmbɛd)

a journalist accompanying an active military unit

Derived forms of embed

embedment, noun

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embed

verb (used with object), em·bed·ded, em·bed·ding.

verb (used without object), em·bed·ded, em·bed·ding.

noun

Origin of embed

OTHER WORDS FROM embed

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British Dictionary definitions for embedded

imbed

verb -beds, -bedding or -bedded

noun (ˈɪmbɛd)

Derived forms of embed

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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embed

verb (used with object), em·bed·ded, em·bed·ding.

verb (used without object), em·bed·ded, em·bed·ding.

noun

Origin of embed

OTHER WORDS FROM embed

Words nearby embed

Words related to embedded

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imbed

verb -beds, -bedding or -bedded

noun (ˈɪmbɛd)

Derived forms of embed

British Dictionary definitions for embedded