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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024em•bed /ɛmˈbɛd/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -bed•ded, -bed•ding. - to fix or put (something) firmly into a surrounding mass: to embed stones in cement.
- to contain or implant as an essential part:His love of children is deeply embedded in his personality.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024em•bed (em bed′),USA pronunciation v., -bed•ded, -bed•ding. v.t. - to fix into a surrounding mass:to embed stones in cement.
- to surround tightly or firmly;
envelop or enclose:Thick cotton padding embedded the precious vase in its box. - to incorporate or contain as an essential part or characteristic:A love of color is embedded in all of her paintings.
- [Histol.]to infiltrate (a biological tissue) with molten paraffin or other plastic material that later solidifies, enabling the preparation to be sliced very thin for viewing under a microscope.
- Mathematicsto map a set into another set.
- Linguistics, Grammar[Gram.]to insert (a construction, as a phrase or clause) into a larger construction, as a clause or sentence.
v.i. - to be or become fixed or incorporated, as into a surrounding mass:Glass embeds in the soft tar of the road.
Also, imbed. em•bed′ment, n. |