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- Dictionaryembed/ɪmˈbɛd/
verb
- 1. fix (an object) firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass: "he had an operation to remove a nail embedded in his chest"
- 2. attach (a journalist) to a military unit during a conflict: "the CNN correspondent is now embedded with the US Navy aboard the USS Constellation"
noun
- 1. a journalist who is attached to a military unit during a conflict.
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Learn the meaning of embed, a verb that can mean to fix something firmly into a substance or to include something in a computer file, email or website. See examples from literature, business and other contexts.
Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb embed, which means to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix, or to insert a media file into a document. See also the related terms embedment and imbed.
Embed definition: to fix into a surrounding mass. See examples of EMBED used in a sentence.
1. To fix firmly in a surrounding mass: embed a post in concrete; fossils embedded in shale. 2. a. To cause to be an integral part of a surrounding whole: "a minor accuracy embedded in a larger untruth" (Ian Jack). b. Linguistics To insert or position (a clause or phrase) within a clause or phrase.
Learn the meaning and usage of the verb embed, which means to fix or become fixed in a surrounding mass, or to insert something into a web page. See synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, and related words for embed.
The verb embed means to implant something or someone — like to embed a stone into a garden pathway or to embed a journalist in a military unit. When you stick something firmly within a particular environment, you are embedding it.
Learn the meaning of embed as a verb and a noun, with usage examples and grammar notes. Find out how to embed images, sounds, or ideas into a web page or a program.
