embed

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɪmˈbɛd/ See IPA manual

Homophones

imbed /ɪmˈbɛd/

Freq #49198

Meanings

1

verb
To fix something firmly inside a surrounding material.

The shrapnel had embedded itself deep in the wall.
2

verb
To place one document, image, or file inside another.

You can embed a chart from the spreadsheet directly into the report.
3

verb
To attach a journalist to a military unit to report from within it.

The reporter was embedded with troops on the front line.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to fix something firmly... plant

Word family

Forms embeddedembeddingembeds

Derived forms cryoembeddisembedembeddabilityembeddableembedderembedmentreembedunembed

Etymology

From em- + bed.

Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# embed

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɪmˈbɛd/
**Frequency rank:** 49198

## Meanings
1. To fix something firmly inside a surrounding material.
2. To place one document, image, or file inside another.
3. To attach a journalist to a military unit to report from within it.

## Examples
- The shrapnel had embedded itself deep in the wall.
- You can embed a chart from the spreadsheet directly into the report.
- The reporter was embedded with troops on the front line.

## Derived Forms
- cryoembed
- disembed
- embeddability
- embeddable
- embedder
- embedment
- reembed
- unembed

## Roots and Affixes
- Affix: em- - in, into

## Etymology
From em- + bed.

## AI Etymology
Embed is from em- + bed. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include to fix something firmly inside a surrounding material, to place one document, image, or file inside another, and to attach a journalist to a military unit to report from within it. The wider family includes derived forms such as cryoembed, disembed, embeddability, embeddable, and embedder.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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