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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EMBED', v.t. [en, in, and bed.] To lay as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; as, to embed a thing in clay or in sand.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum" [syn: implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant]
2: attach to, as a journalist to a military unit when reporting on a war; "The young reporter was embedded with the Third Division"

Merriam Webster's

also imbed verb (embedded; also imbedded; embedding; also imbedding) Date: circa 1794 transitive verb 1. a. to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix <fossils embedded in stone> b. to make something an integral part of <the prejudices embedded in our language> c. to prepare (a microscopy specimen) for sectioning by infiltrating with and enclosing in a supporting substance 2. to surround closely <a sweet pulp embeds the plum seed> intransitive verb to become embedded • embedment noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. (also imbed) (-bedded, -bedding) 1 (esp. as embedded adj.) fix firmly in a surrounding mass (embedded in concrete). 2 (of a mass) surround so as to fix firmly. 3 place in or as in a bed. Derivatives: embedment n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Embed Em*bed", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embedded; p. pr. & vb. n. Embedding.] [Pref. em- + bed. Cf. Imbed.] To lay as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed; as, to embed a thing in clay, mortar, or sand.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(embeds, embedding, embedded) 1. If an object embeds itself in a substance or thing, it becomes fixed there firmly and deeply. One of the bullets passed through Andrea's chest before embedding itself in a wall. VERB: V n in n, also V n prep • embedded There is glass embedded in the cut. ADJ: oft ADJ in n 2. 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. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed in n • embedded I think that hatred of the other is deeply embedded in our society. ADJ: oft ADJ in n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. Bed.

Moby Thesaurus

bed, bed in, comprise, confirm, contain, deep-dye, define, enclose, enfold, engraft, engrave, entrench, establish, etch, fix, found, ground, impact, implant, impress, imprint, include, infix, ingrain, inlay, inscribe, inset, internalize, jam, keep within, lodge, pack, plant, print, put in, root, seat, set, set in, settle, stamp, stereotype, surround, wedge