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verb em·bed \im-ˈbed\
: to place or set (something) firmly in something else
em·bed·ded also im·bed·dedem·bed·ding also im·bed·ding
Full Definition of EMBED
transitive verb
1
a : to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix <fossils embedded in stone> b : to make something an integral part of <the prejudices embedded in our language> c : to prepare (a microscopy specimen) for sectioning by infiltrating with and enclosing in a supporting substance
2
: to surround closely <a sweet pulp embeds the plum seed>
intransitive verb
: to become embedded
— em·bed·ment \-ˈbed-mənt\ noun
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Variants of EMBED
em·bed also im·bed \im-ˈbed\
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First Known Use of EMBED
circa 1794
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Rhymes with EMBED
abed, ahead, airhead, baldhead, beachhead, bedspread, bedstead, beebread, behead, bestead, bighead, biped, blackhead, blockhead, bloodred, bloodshed, bobsled, bonehead, brain-dead, break bread, bridgehead, brown bread, bulkhead, bullhead, catch dead, cathead, childbed, clubhead, coed, cokehead, corn bread, corn-fed, cowshed, crackhead, crispbread, crisphead, crossbred, crosshead, daybed, deadhead, death's-head, deathbed, dispread, dogsled, dopehead, drop-dead, drophead, drumhead, dumbhead, egghead, far-red, farmstead, fathead, flatbed, forehead, foresaid, French bread, fry bread, Gateshead, gearhead, godhead, greenhead, half-bred, hardhead, highbred, hogshead, homebred, homestead, hophead, hotbed, hothead, ill-bred, inbred, instead, jarhead, juicehead, knock dead, lamed, light bread, lowbred, lunkhead, make head, masthead, meathead, moped, naled, outspread, packthread, phys ed, pinhead, pithead, point spread, pothead, premed, printhead, purebred, quick bread, railhead, redhead, red lead, re-tread, retread, roadbed, roadstead, Roundhead, saphead, scarehead, screw thread, seabed, seedbed, sheep ked, sheepshead, sheetfed, shewbread, shortbread, sickbed, skinhead, snowshed, softhead, sorehead, spearhead, spoon bread, springhead, steelhead, straightbred, streambed, subhead, sweetbread, swellhead, thickhead, toolshed, towhead, trailhead, Turk's head, unbred, undead, unread, unsaid, unthread, untread, Volstead, warhead, webfed, well-bred, wellhead, well-read, white-bread, whitehead, white lead, widespread, wingspread, woodshed, woolshed
IMBEDDED Defined for Kids
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verb em·bed \im-ˈbed\
em·bed·dedem·bed·ding
Definition of EMBED for Kids
: to enclose in or as if in a surrounding substance <Workers embedded the posts in concrete.>
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transitive verb em·bed
em·bed·ded also im·bed·dedem·bed·ding also im·bed·ding
Medical Definition of EMBED
: to prepare (a microscopy specimen) for sectioning by infiltrating with and enclosing in a supporting substance
—em·bed·ment \-ˈbed-mənt\ noun
Variants of EMBED
em·bed also im·bed \im-ˈbed\
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