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Definitions for Embed

[1] to fix into a surrounding mass: to embed stones in cement.
[2] to surround tightly or firmly; envelop or enclose: Thick cotton padding embedded the precious vase in its box.
[3] to incorporate or contain as an essential part or characteristic: A love of color is embedded in all of her paintings.
[4] 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.
[5] Mathematics . to map a set into another set.
[6] Grammar . to insert (a construction, as a phrase or clause) into a larger construction, as a clause or sentence.
[7] 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.
[8] 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.
[9] to be or become fixed or incorporated, as into a surrounding mass: Glass embeds in the soft tar of the road.
[10] a journalist who is embedded with a military unit or a political campaign.
[11] a period of time during which a journalist is embedded.
[12] (usually foll by in) to fix or become fixed firmly and deeply in a surrounding solid mass to embed a nail in wood
[13] (tr) to surround closely hard rock embeds the roots
[14] (tr) to fix or retain (a thought, idea, etc) in the mind
[15] (often foll by with) to assign a journalist or be assigned as one to accompany an active military unit
[16] (tr) grammar to insert (a subordinate clause) into a sentence
[17] a journalist accompanying an active military unit

Words related to Embed

insert, ingrain, fix, inlay, install, lodge, enclose, bury, impact, plant, set, pierce, plunge, deposit, press, fasten, infix, root

Words nearby Embed

embattlement, embay, embayment, embden, embden-meyerhof pathway, embed, embedded microchips, embedding, embelin, embellish, embellishment

Origin of Embed

First recorded in 1770–80; em-1 + bed

Other words from Embed

em·bed·ment , noun

Synonyms for Embed

bury, enclose, fix, ingrain, inlay, insert, install, lodge, deposit, fasten, impact, infix, pierce, plant, plunge, press, root, set, dig in, drive in, hammer in, put into, ram in, stick in, stuff in, thrust in, tuck in