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Part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into; deep-rooted.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɪmˈbɛdɪd/Received-Pronunciation/ɛmˈbɛdɪd/Received-Pronunciation

  1. Part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into; deep-rooted.

  2. Partially buried in concrete or planted in earth.

  3. Not minimal with respect to inclusion (among associated primes), i.e. having a proper sub-ideal which is an associated prime.

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 Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English embedded From embed + -ed.

verb/ɪmˈbɛdɪd/Received-Pronunciation/ɛmˈbɛdɪd/Received-Pronunciation

  1. simple past and past participle of embed

    form-of · participle · past
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 Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English embedded From embed + -ed.

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