im·bed (ĭm-bĕd′)
imbed (ɪmˈbɛd ) vb ,
-beds ,
-bedding or -bedded a less common spelling of
embed
em•bed (ɛmˈbɛd) v. -bed•ded, -bed•ding. v.t. 1. to fix into a surrounding mass: to embed stones in cement.
2. to envelop or enclose.
3. to contain or implant as an essential or characteristic part.
4. to insert (a grammatical construction, as a phrase or clause) into a larger construction, as a clause or sentence.
v.i. 5. to be fixed or incorporated into a surrounding mass.
[1770–80]
em•bed′ment, n.
imbed Past participle: imbeddedGerund: imbeddingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I imbed you imbed he/she/it imbeds we imbed you imbed they imbed
Preterite I imbedded you imbedded he/she/it imbedded we imbedded you imbedded they imbedded
Present Continuous I am imbedding you are imbedding he/she/it is imbedding we are imbedding you are imbedding they are imbedding
Present Perfect I have imbedded you have imbedded he/she/it has imbedded we have imbedded you have imbedded they have imbedded
Past Continuous I was imbedding you were imbedding he/she/it was imbedding we were imbedding you were imbedding they were imbedding
Past Perfect I had imbedded you had imbedded he/she/it had imbedded we had imbedded you had imbedded they had imbedded
Future I will imbed you will imbed he/she/it will imbed we will imbed you will imbed they will imbed
Future Perfect I will have imbedded you will have imbedded he/she/it will have imbedded we will have imbedded you will have imbedded they will have imbedded
Future Continuous I will be imbedding you will be imbedding he/she/it will be imbedding we will be imbedding you will be imbedding they will be imbedding
Present Perfect Continuous I have been imbedding you have been imbedding he/she/it has been imbedding we have been imbedding you have been imbedding they have been imbedding
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been imbedding you will have been imbedding he/she/it will have been imbedding we will have been imbedding you will have been imbedding they will have been imbedding
Past Perfect Continuous I had been imbedding you had been imbedding he/she/it had been imbedding we had been imbedding you had been imbedding they had been imbedding
Conditional I would imbed you would imbed he/she/it would imbed we would imbed you would imbed they would imbed
Past Conditional I would have imbedded you would have imbedded he/she/it would have imbedded we would have imbedded you would have imbedded they would have imbedded
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. imbed - fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"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"
imbed see embed
embed also imbedverb To implant so deeply as to make change nearly impossible:
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