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To lay (something) as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed.

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Meaning & usage

verb/ɪmˈbɛd//ɛmˈbɛd/
  1. To lay (something) as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed.

    transitive
    to embed something in clay, mortar, or sand
  2. To include (something) in surrounding matter.

    broadly · transitive
    We wanted to embed our reporter with the Fifth Infantry Division, but the Army would have none of it.
  3. To encapsulate within another document or data file.

    transitive
    The instructions showed how to embed a chart from the spreadsheet within the wordprocessor document.
  4. To define a one-to-one function from one set to another so that certain properties of the domain are preserved when considering the image as a subset of the codomain.

    transitive
    The torus S¹#92;timesS¹ can be embedded in #92;mathbb#123;R#125;³.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English em- Proto-Germanic *badją Proto-West Germanic *badi Old English bedd Middle English bed English bed English embed From em- + bed.

noun/ˈɛm.bɛd/
  1. One thing embedded within another, as: An embedded reporter or journalist, such as a war reporter assigned to and travelling with a military unit, or a political reporter assigned to follow and report on the campaign of a candidate.

  2. One thing embedded within another, as: An element of an advertisement, etc. serving as a subliminal message.

  3. One thing embedded within another, as: A digital object embedded within another, which is often a document.

  4. One thing embedded within another, as: A piece of computer hardware embedded within another physical object, which is often a larger IT device.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English em- Proto-Germanic *badją Proto-West Germanic *badi Old English bedd Middle English bed English bed English embed From em- + bed.

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