- to fix into a surrounding mass: to embed stones in cement.
- to surround tightly or firmly; envelop or enclose: Thick cotton padding embedded the precious vase in its box.
- to incorporate or contain as an essential part or characteristic: A love of color is embedded in all of her paintings.
- to infiltrate (a biological tissue) with molten paraffin or other plastic material that later solidifies, enabling the preparation to be sliced very thin for viewing under a microscope.
- to map (a set) into another set.
- to insert (a construction, as a phrase or clause) into a larger construction, as a clause or sentence.
- to assign (a journalist) to travel with a military unit or a political campaign: The photojournalists were embedded in Afghanistan with U.S. troops.We've embedded a reporter with each of the presidential candidates.
- to invite (an expert, creative professional, etc.) to work closely with a group or participate in a special event: We have embedded writers within our acting companies, and now have playwrights writing pieces for the actors they are working with.
- to place (text, images, sound, or computer code) in a computer file, HTML document, software program, or electronic device: Here's how to embed videos on your website.
- to be or become fixed or incorporated, as into a surrounding mass: Glass embeds in the soft tar of the road.
- a person who has been embedded, as with a military unit.
- a period of time during which a person is embedded.
- to fix or become fixed firmly and deeply in a surrounding solid mass
- to surround closely
- to fix or retain (a thought, idea, etc) in the mind
- to assign a journalist or be assigned as one to accompany an active military unit
- to insert (a subordinate clause) into a sentence
- a journalist accompanying an active military unit
