embed
[ verb em-bed; noun em-bed ]
/ verb ɛmˈbɛd; noun ˈɛmˌbɛd /
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verb (used with object), em·bed·ded, em·bed·ding.
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.
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Also im·bed [im-bed] /ɪmˈbɛd/ .
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Example sentences from the Web for embed
It concerns the anchorage of rods by the embedment of a few inches of their length in concrete.
Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design|Edward GodfreyAbove the centroid of compression there is nothing but a trifling amount of embedment of the stirrup.
Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design|Edward GodfreyMy brother appeared to be aroused by the shock, struggling about in his embedment, and finally sat up.
Disowned|Victor Endersby
British Dictionary definitions for embed
embed
imbed
/ (ɪmˈbɛd) /
verb -beds, -bedding or -bedded
(usually foll by in) to fix or become fixed firmly and deeply in a surrounding solid massto embed a nail in wood
(tr) to surround closelyhard 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
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