Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense embeds, present participle embedding, past tense, past participle embedded
1. verb
If an object embedsitself in a substance or thing, it becomes fixed there firmly and deeply.
The bullet blew off the tip of his forefinger before embedding itself in the wallbeside Williams' head. [VERB noun + in]
[Also VERB noun preposition]
embeddedadjective
The fossils at Dinosaur Cove are embedded in hard sandstones.
There is glass embedded in the cut. [+ in]
2. verb [usually passive]
If something such as an attitude or feeling is embeddedin 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. [beVERB-ed + in]
embeddedadjective
I think that hatred of the other is deeply embedded in our society. [+ in]
More Synonyms of embed
embed in British English
or imbed
verb (ɪmˈbɛd)Word forms: -beds, -bedding or -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. (transitive)
to surround closely
hard rock embeds the roots
3. (transitive)
to fix or retain (a thought, idea, etc) in the mind
4. (transitive) computing
to insert (a video, music file, etc) within a web page
5. (often foll by with)
to assign a journalist or be assigned as one to accompany an active military unit
6. (transitive) grammar
to insert (a subordinate clause) into a sentence
noun (ˈɪmbɛd)
7.
a person or thing that is embedded, esp a journalist accompanying an active militaryunit
Derived forms
embedment (emˈbedment)
noun
embed in American English
(ɛmˈbɛd; ɪmˈbɛd; for n. ˈɛmˌbɛd)
verb transitiveWord forms: emˈbedded or emˈbedding
1.
to set (flowers, etc.) in earth
2.
to set or fix firmly in a surrounding mass
to embed tiles in cement
3.
to fix in the mind, memory, etc.
4. Computing
to insert (an identification code, a virus, a routine for monitoring access, etc.) into a software program
5.
to assign (an observer) to a group engaged in some activity
to embed journalists with a combat unit
noun
6.
a person who has been embedded
Derived forms
embedment (emˈbedment)
noun
Examples of 'embed' in a sentence
embed
If the splinter is too deeply embedded to remove or if it lies over a joint, seek medical help.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I joined them for their initial stretch, becoming the first journalist to be embedded with an Anglo-Saxon army.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The secret to their energy efficiency is embedded in the walls and in the ceilings.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This is all part of a bigger effort to embed his own values throughout the organisation.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Maybe the embedded ageism in society allows such terms to be more acceptable.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
My forehead feels as if it has a rock embedded it.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Yet both of these fine books firmly embed it in their accounts.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
But it hit the board leaning against a wall and embedded in a ceiling.
The Sun (2008)
This ensures that ethics and values are embedded into the teaching.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It is embedded in society and ideology.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Chief executives must embrace system protection programmes and ensure they are firmly embedded in the business.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
There is a fair amount of accounting voodoo that goes into the calculation of the embedded value.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It is deeply embedded in you.
The Sun (2012)
Which implies that music carrying a lot of meaning for us gets embedded more deeply in the subconscious than any other memories.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The central problem is that the individuals who are deeply embedded in organisations are reasonable and are unlikely to embrace transformative change.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
One soldier was left with nails embedded in his head, but was stable.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
This was the first conflict that embedded journalists, and the military found it worked wonders.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
American journalists refuse to embed with British troops because they find the process so shocking.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Most of the bugs, were embedded in walls made of poured concrete.
Miller, Roger LeRoy & Fishe, Raymond P. H. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995)
The character of the Saints is too firmly embedded in their enchanting speck of rock.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She is also responsible for a white rail along the vertiginous, narrow wooden stairs embedded in the wall.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
When the rock the size of a large computer monitor crashed on to his head, it left his brain exposed and embedded with rock fragments.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In other languages
embed
British English: embed VERB
If an object embeds itself in a substance or thing, it becomes fixed there firmly and deeply.
One of the bullets passed through his chest before embedding itself in a wall.
American English: embed
Brazilian Portuguese: embutir
Chinese: 嵌入
European Spanish: empotrarse
French: loger
German: sich bohren
Italian: conficcare
Japanese: はめ込む
Korean: ~에 박히다
European Portuguese: embutir
Latin American Spanish: empotrarse
(verb)
Definition
to fix firmly in a surrounding solid mass
The fossils are embedded in hard sandstone.
Synonyms
fix
Fix the photo to the card using double-sided tape
set
a gate set in a high wall
plant
Sir Eric had evidently planted the idea in her mind.
root
sink
lodge
insert
He took a key from his pocket and inserted it into the lock.
implant
Doctors implanted an artificial heart into the 46-year-old man.
drive in
dig in
hammer in
ram in
Additional synonyms
in the sense of implant
Definition
to plant or embed
Doctors implanted an artificial heart into the 46-year-old man.
Synonyms
insert,
place,
plant,
fix,
root,
sow,
graft,
embed,
ingraft
in the sense of insert
Definition
to place or fit (something) inside something else
He took a key from his pocket and inserted it into the lock.
Synonyms
put,
place,
set,
position,
work in,
slip,
slide,
slot,
thrust,
stick in,
wedge,
tuck in,
load,
implant,
embed,
pop in (informal)
in the sense of plant
Definition
to introduce into someone's mind
Sir Eric had evidently planted the idea in her mind.