Embed Definition
ĕm-bĕd
embedded, embedding, embeds, imbedded, imbedding, imbeds
verb
embedded, embedding, embeds
To set (flowers, etc.) in earth.
Webster's New World
To set or fix firmly in a surrounding mass.
To embed tiles in cement.
Webster's New World
To cause to be an integral part of a surrounding whole.
American Heritage
To fix in the mind, memory, etc.
Webster's New World
To insert or position (a clause or phrase) within a clause or phrase.
American Heritage
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noun
One that is embedded, especially a journalist who is assigned to an active military unit.
American Heritage
A person who has been embedded.
Webster's New World
Origin of Embed
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From em- + bed.
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