em·bed ( m-bd ) also im·bed ( m-)v. em·bed·ded also im·bed·ded, em·bed·ding also im·bed·ding, em·beds also im·beds v.tr. 1. To fix firmly in a surrounding mass: embed a post in concrete; fossils embedded in shale. 2. To enclose snugly or firmly. 3. To cause to be an integral part of a surrounding whole: "a minor accuracy embedded in a larger untruth" (Ian Jack). 4. To assign (a journalist) to travel with a military unit during an armed conflict. 5. Biology To enclose (a specimen) in a supporting material before sectioning for microscopic examination. v.intr. To become embedded: The harpoon struck but did not embed. n. ( mbd ) One that is embedded, especially a journalist who is assigned to an active military unit. em·bed ment n. |
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