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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.

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em·bedment n.

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embed [ɪmˈbɛd]

vb -beds, -bedding, -bedded

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. (Linguistics / Grammar) (tr) Grammar to insert (a subordinate clause) into a sentence Also imbed

embedment  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	embed - fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum" imbed, implant, plant, engraft infix, insert, introduce, enter - put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text" pot - plant in a pot; "He potted the palm" nest - fit together or fit inside; "nested bowls" bury, sink - embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap"
	2.	embed - attach to, as a journalist to a military unit when reporting on a war; "The young reporter was embedded with the Third Division" aggroup, group - form a group or group together

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embed imbed

verb fix, set, plant, root, sink, lodge, insert, implant, drive in, dig in, hammer in, ram in The fossils are embedded in hard sandstone.

Translations

embed [ɪmˈbed] VT [+ weapon, teeth] → clavar, hincar (in en) [+ jewel] → engastar, incrustar (Ling) → incrustar
it is embedded in my memory → lo tengo clavado en la memoria
to embed itself in → empotrarse en

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embed [ɪmˈbɛd] vt

[+ object] → enfoncer
to embed sth in sth → enfoncer qch dans qch
to embed itself in sth (gen) → s'enfoncer dans qch; [bullet] → se loger dans qch

[+ values, attitudes] → ancrer
to embed sth in sth (= build into) → incorporer qch dans qch
to embed itself in sth (= become part of) → s'ancrer dans qch

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vt

→ einlassen; the car was firmly embedded in the mud → das Auto steckte im Schlamm fest; the bullet embedded itself in the wall → die Kugel bohrte sich in die Wand; to be (deeply) embedded in something (fig) → (tief) in etw (dat) → verwurzelt sein

(Comput) embedded commands → eingebettete Befehle

(Ling) → einschieben; embedded clauses → eingeschobene Gliedsätze

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embed [ɪmˈbɛd] vt (in wood, cement, rock) → incastrare; (weapon, teeth) → conficcare; (jewel) → incastonare
it is embedded in my memory → è impresso nella mia memoria

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embed [ɪmˈbɛd] vt (in wood, cement, rock) → incastrare; (weapon, teeth) → conficcare; (jewel) → incastonare
it is embedded in my memory → è impresso nella mia memoria

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v embed [imˈbed]

to fix deeply (in something) The bullet was embedded in the wall. insluit, vassit يَثْبُت، يَغْرُز، يَسْتَقِر забивам zarýt se begrave sig dybt; bore sig dybt eingraben χώνω, σφηνώνω clavar, hincar, incrustar, encajar sisse kinnitama جا باز کردن؛ ریشه دواندن upota enfoncer לִנעוֹץ अंत स्थापित करना položiti, zakopati beágyaz (vmibe) menanamkan fella/greypa inn í, festa í conficcare はめ込む 새겨 넣다 įtvirtinti, įstrigti, įstatyti iestiprināt; iestrādāt; iespiesties (atmiņā) tertanam (zich) vastzetten sette/legge (noe) fast i; mure/støpe inn; innkapsle osadzic encravar a băga застревать zaryť sa zabiti usaditi bädda in ฝัง yerleştirmek, gömmek 把...嵌入 вмуровувати; врізувати دھنسا دینا gắn vào 把...嵌入