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em·bed (em bed′, im-; for n. em′bed′)

transitive verb embedded -·bed′·ded, embedding -·bed′·ding

  1. to set (flowers, etc.) in earth
  2. to set or fix firmly in a surrounding mass to embed tiles in cement
  3. to fix in the mind, memory, etc.
  4. Comput. to insert (an identification code, a virus, a routine for monitoring access, etc.) into a software program
  5. to assign (an observer) to a group engaged in some activity to embed journalists with a combat unit

noun

a person who has been embedded

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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

embed Synonyms

embed

v.

  1. To put in

    imbed, insert, implant, install, fix, deposit, stick in, place in, thrust in, stuff in, set in, drive in, press in, ram in, plunge in, tuck in, hammer in, put into, root, plant, sink, bury, enclose, inlay, lodge, set, pierce.

  2. To fix

    plant, implant, secure; see fasten 1.


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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

embed Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • tag: HTML provides the EMBED tag for including a reference to a techexplorer document embedded in a web page.

Present participle complement

  • learn: Could a game or business simulation be used to embed learning?

Modifying Another Word

  • deeply: This process is likely to extend further and become more deeply embedded in the way we see our world.

Present participle complement

  • script: Web Development PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor PHP is a server-side HTML embedded scripting language.

Preposition: in

  • psyche: It is some inherent quality embedded in the white psyche.
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