embed

Formsembeds, embedding, embedded

Pluralembeds

1. 1
   verbtransitive

   To fix something firmly inside another material so that the material surrounds it.

   Like pushing a marble into soft clay so the clay holds it on every side.

   You can embed small shells in candle wax to decorate it.

   The dentist embedded a tiny post in the bone to hold the new tooth.

   Similarinsert, implant, lodge, bury

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2. 2
   verbtransitive

   To lay something down in a soft material that holds it, the way a bed holds you.

   The workers embed each tile in a soft layer of wet cement.

   She embedded the stepping stones in a bed of sand.

   Similarset, bed, lay, fix, sink

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3. 3
   verbtransitive

   To place a file, picture, or video inside another file, such as a document or web page.

   You can embed a video in your blog post so people can watch it right there.

   She embedded the song in her presentation slides.

   Similarinsert, include, incorporate

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4. 4
   nouncountable

   A reporter who travels with soldiers or a politician's team and reports on what happens from the inside.

   She spent the election as an embed, traveling with the candidate's bus.

   Two embeds rode along with the soldiers and sent back stories every day.

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5. 5
   nouncountable

   A picture, video, or other item placed inside another file, such as a web page or document.

   The blog post had a video embed that played right on the page.

   Too many embeds can make a web page slow to load.

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6. 6
   nouncountable

   A small computer part built inside a larger machine or device.

   The smart fridge has an embed that connects it to the internet.

   The engineers replaced the old embeds in the machines with faster ones.

7. 7
   verbtransitive

   In math, to place one set inside another in a way that keeps the first set's important features the same.

   Like fitting a small picture onto part of a bigger picture without bending or tearing it.

   You can embed the whole numbers in the set of fractions.

   The teacher showed us how to embed a line inside a flat surface.

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8. 8
   nouncountable

   A word or picture hidden in an ad, meant to change how people feel without them noticing.

   Some people claim the soda ad contains an embed shaped like a skull.

   He looked for embeds in old magazine ads as a fun hobby.

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