embed

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To lay (something) as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed.
2. (broadly, transitive) To include (something) in surrounding matter.
3. (transitive) To encapsulate within another document or data file.
4. (transitive) To define a one-to-one function from one set to another so that certain properties of the domain are preserved when considering the image as a subset of the codomain.

Noun

1. One thing embedded within another, as:
2. One thing embedded within another, as:
3. One thing embedded within another, as:
4. One thing embedded within another, as:

Synonyms

imbed

plant

🌱

bury

implant

inlay

inset

engrave

engraft

place in

build in

squeeze

stick

press

root

encase

enclose

ingrain

inlet

inscribe

insert

insertion

instal

install

invest

jam

lay

lay in

load

load up

locate

marshal

mounting

nest

nudge

parquet

place

plug

position

push

put

put in

put up

rank

seat

💺

seed

set up

shoot

shove

sink

site

Translations

einbetten

encastrer

encaixar

incruster

incastrare

implanter

empotrar

lagern

betten

🛏️

incassare

enfoncer

eingraben

ενθέτω

θάβω

einschließen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪmˈbɛd/

Etymology

From em- + bed.