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verb
- 1. fix (an object) firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass: "he had an operation to remove a nail embedded in his chest"
- 2. attach (a journalist) to a military unit during a conflict: "the CNN correspondent is now embedded with the US Navy aboard the USS Constellation"
noun
- 1. a journalist who is attached to a military unit during a conflict.
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to put a computer or piece of electronic equipment inside a product in order to control the way it operates: be embedded in/into sth Microprocessors are embedded into products such as cars, fridges, traffic lights, and industrial equipment.
The meaning of EMBED is to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix. How to use embed in a sentence.
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. (tr) to surround closely: hard rock embeds the roots. 3. (tr) to fix or retain (a thought, idea, etc) in the mind. 4.
Embed definition: to fix into a surrounding mass. See examples of EMBED used in a sentence.
The verb embed means to implant something or someone — like to embed a stone into a garden pathway or to embed a journalist in a military unit. When you stick something firmly within a particular environment, you are embedding it.
To embed something such as a video or music file in a web page is to insert it into that page.
Definition of embed verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb. embedded, embedding, embeds. To set (flowers, etc.) in earth. Webster's New World. To set or fix firmly in a surrounding mass. To embed tiles in cement. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To cause to be an integral part of a surrounding whole.
embed meaning, definition, what is embed: to put something firmly and deeply into ...: Learn more.
fixed into the surface of something: embedded in The thorn was embedded in her thumb. If an emotion, opinion, etc. is embedded in someone or something, it is a very strong or important part of him, her, or it: embedded in A sense of guilt was deeply embedded in my conscience.
