(also imbed) verb
(-dd-) [VN] [usuallypassive] ~ sth (in sth) to fix sth firmly into a substance or solid object:
an operation to remove glass that was embedded in his leg * The bullet embedded itself in the wall. * (figurative) These attitudes are deeply embedded in our society (= felt very strongly and difficult to change).
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for embed is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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