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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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The meaning of EMBED is to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix. How to use embed in a sentence. to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix; to make something an integral part of…
to put a computer or piece of electronic equipment inside a product in order to control the way it operates: be embedded in/into sth Microprocessors are embedded into products such as cars, fridges, traffic lights, and industrial equipment.
Embed definition: to fix into a surrounding mass. See examples of EMBED used in a sentence.
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.
If something such as an attitude or feeling is embedded in a society or system, or in someone's personality, it becomes a permanent and noticeable feature of it. This agreement will be embedded in a state treaty to be signed soon.
1. ( usually foll by in) to fix or become fixed firmly and deeply in a surrounding solid mass: to embed a nail in wood. 2. ( tr) to surround closely: hard rock embeds the roots. 3. ( tr) to fix or retain (a thought, idea, etc) in the mind. 4.
Definition of embed verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
embed meaning, definition, what is embed: to put something firmly and deeply into ...: Learn more.
to fix into a surrounding mass: to embed stones in cement. to surround tightly or firmly; envelop or enclose: Thick cotton padding embedded the precious vase in its box. to incorporate or contain as an essential part or characteristic: A love of color is embedded in all of her paintings.
verb. embedded, embedding, embeds. To set (flowers, etc.) in earth. Webster's New World. To set or fix firmly in a surrounding mass. To embed tiles in cement. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To cause to be an integral part of a surrounding whole.
