embed

(ĕm-bĕdˈ) also im·bed (ĭm-)

1. To fix firmly in a surrounding mass: embed a post in concrete; fossils embedded in shale.
2. To enclose snugly or firmly.
3. To cause to be an integral part of a surrounding whole: “a minor accuracy embedded in a larger untruth” (Ian Jack).
4. To assign (a journalist) to travel with a military unit during an armed conflict.
5. Biology To enclose (a specimen) in a supporting material before sectioning for microscopic examination.

Related Forms:

• em·bedˈment noun