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Synonyms
em·bed (ĕm-bĕd́),
also im·bed (ĭm-)

verb: -bed·ded, also -bed·ded, -bed·ding, -bed·ding, -beds, -beds 

transitive verb 

  1. To fix firmly in a surrounding mass: embed a post in concrete; fossils embedded in shale.
  2. To enclose snugly or firmly.
  3. To cause to be an integral part of a surrounding whole: “a minor accuracy embedded in a larger untruth” (Ian Jack)
  4. To assign (a journalist) to travel with a military unit during an armed conflict.
  5. Biology To enclose (a specimen) in a supporting material before sectioning for microscopic examination.

intransitive verb 

To become embedded: The harpoon struck but did not embed.

noun 

One that is embedded, especially a journalist who is assigned to an active military unit.

derivatives

em·bed́ment
noun