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- Dictionaryembed/ɪmˈbɛd/
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.
Embed definition: to fix into a surrounding mass. See examples of EMBED used in a sentence.
1. To fix firmly in a surrounding mass: embed a post in concrete; fossils embedded in shale. 2. a. To cause to be an integral part of a surrounding whole: "a minor accuracy embedded in a larger untruth" (Ian Jack). b. Linguistics To insert or position (a clause or phrase) within a clause or phrase.
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.
