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em·bed [or] im·bed
 embed [or] imbed
- pronunciation:
- ihm
bed
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
embedded, embedding, embeds, imbedded, imbedding, imbeds |
| definition 1: |
to set or enclose firmly in some surrounding material.
The rice plants are embedded in the mud. |
| definition 2: |
to integrate into.
He embeds farm expressions from his boyhood in his writing. |
| related words: |
graft, introduce, lodge, root, set, sink, stick, tuck |
| derivation: |
embedment (imbedment) (n.) |
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