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to embed

to embed

88 4.8
Fix firmly inside another material so it becomes part of it
  • verb
  • /ɪmˈbɛd/
translation icon : incrustar en
  • The artist wanted to embed the crystals into the sculpture, making them a fundamental part of the design.
  • firmly embedded
  • deeply embedded
  • remain embedded

You start with the primes and you embed the primes in a somewhat larger set.

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Examples

  • And the way it works is in this end, here there is an embedded micro computer.

  • The Navajo Nation is the largest sovereign, indigenous nation embedded within the United States.

    Academic text (2017)
  • I also found a piece of that old paper... ...embedded in the bone.

  • Embedded in this are the records I have shown you.

  • When empathy is embedded in every question.

  • In this picture, Earth appears as a pale blue dot of light embedded in a rainbow.

  • And they're also embedded in the rock, which has survived centuries on a fault line.

  • The culture of dance is deeply embedded in Afro-diasporic people, deeply embedded.

  • First and foremost, his explicit instruction is embedded within the context of engaging and challenging content.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Application areas include planning and scheduling, computational sustainability, embedded system design, energy systems, and smart cities.

    Academic text (2017)

Synonyms

to sink
vsto embed
83 4.7

To press something deeply into a surface

implies fuller incorporation rather than merely pushing into a surface
to implant
vsto embed
  • Specialized
56 5.2

Put something firmly into a body or surface

is broader and stresses full incorporation into surrounding material
to plant
vsto embed
26 3.4

To put or set something firmly in a place so it does not move

stresses integration into surrounding material rather than simple placement
to lodge
vsto embed
4 5.0

To become stuck in something or push something to stay there

involves becoming an integral part of the surrounding substance
to ingrain
vsto embed
4 7.2

To press something firmly into a surface so it is hard to remove

focuses more on becoming a permanent part of the whole mass
to imbed
vsto embed
  • UK
6.0

To put something firmly into a material so it stays there

is the standard form stressing being made an integral part
to engraft
vsto embed
9.9

To fix something firmly so it becomes part of something else

is more general about joining something into the surrounding mass

Antonyms

1.5

To move something or someone away from a place

12 4.3

To separate a part from a larger group for a special task

How Deep

to bury
254 1.6
to embed
88 4.8
insert
20 3.9
to push in
  • UK
5 5.6
to lay
1.0
to place
1.0

Surface Forms

embed infinitive
embedded past
embedded past participle
embedding present participle
embeds third person singular

Morphology

embed = bed (transparent) = em + bed

The verb is transparently formed by the prefix 'em-' meaning 'in/into' plus 'bed', giving the sense 'place into or fix in'.

Etymology

Embed comes from the parts em- 'in' and bed 'bed' or 'place'. It originally meant to put something into a bed or fix it deep inside, so to embed something now is to make it a firm part of what surrounds it.