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embed

Syllabification: (em·bed)
Pronunciation: /emˈbed/
(also imbed /im-/)
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Definition of embed

verb (embeds, embedding, embedded)

[with object]
  • 1fix (an object) firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass:he had an operation to remove a nail embedded in his chest
  • implant (an idea or feeling) within something else so it becomes an ingrained or essential characteristic of it:the Victorian values embedded in Tennyson’s poetry
  • Linguistics place (a phrase or clause) within another clause or sentence.
  • Computing incorporate (a text or code) within the body of a file or document.
  • (often as adjective embedded) design and build (a microprocessor) as an integral part of a system or device.
  • 2attach (a journalist) to a military unit during a conflict.

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈemˌbed/
  • an embedded journalist:most of the embeds found themselves covering construction and civil works projects

Derivatives

embedment

noun

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