embed

Word parts

en- + bed

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɪmˈbɛd/ or /əmˈbɛd/ or /ɛmˈbɛd/

• Audio (US)

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Verb

Plain form embed

Third-person singular embeds

Past tense embedded

Past participle embedded

Present participle embedding

1. (transitive) If you embed something, you put it firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass.

   To embed something in clay, mortar, or sand

2. (transitive) If you embed a person, you attach someone, usually a journalist, to a military unit during a conflict.

   We wanted to embed our reporter with the Fifth Infantry Division, but the Army would have none of it.

3. (transitive) (computing) If you embed data, you put it within another document or data file.

   The instructions showed how to embed a chart from the spreadsheet within the word processor document.

Noun

Singular embed

Plural embeds

1. (countable) An embed is a journalist who is attached to a military unit during a conflict.