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Meaning of 'embed' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Embed [ v. t.]
- To lay as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed; as, to embed a thing in clay, mortar, or sand.

Meaning of 'embed' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . embed [ v]
Meaning (1):
- fix or set securely or deeply
Example in sentence:
  • He planted a knee in the back of his opponent;
  • The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum
Meaning (2):
- attach to, as a journalist to a military unit when reporting on a war
Example in sentence:
  • The young reporter was embedded with the Third Division

Nearby Words:

embace embale emball embalm embalmed embalmer embalming embalmment embank embanked

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    Embedded figure which figure concealed within a more complex figure. Once detected it is difficult to ignore.

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