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embed

/ɪmˈbɛd/

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What does embed mean?

verb

  1. To lay (something) as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed.
  2. To include (something) in surrounding matter.
  3. To encapsulate within another document or data file.
More meanings (5)

verb

  1. 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.

noun

  1. 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. An element of an advertisement, etc. serving as a subliminal message.
  3. A digital object embedded within another, which is often a document.
  4. A piece of computer hardware embedded within another physical object, which is often a larger IT device.

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IPA pronunciation

/ɪmˈbɛd/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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We probably take a quite erroneous view, when we assume that sediment is being deposited over nearly the whole bed of the sea, at a rate sufficiently quick to embed and preserve fossil remains.
Charles DarwinThe Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, 6th EditionProject Gutenberg ebook #2009
I believe we are continually taking a most erroneous view, when we tacitly admit to ourselves that sediment is being deposited over nearly the whole bed of the sea, at a rate sufficiently quick to embed and preserve fossil remains.
Charles DarwinOn the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for LifeProject Gutenberg ebook #1228