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embed
(verb)
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embed
verb
also
imbed
/ɪm
ˈ
bɛd/
embeds
;
embedded
;
embedding
embed
verb
also
imbed
/ɪm
ˈ
bɛd/
embeds
;
embedded
;
embedding
Learner's definition of EMBED
[
+ object
]
:
to place or set (something) firmly in something else
embed
a post in concrete
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often used figuratively
deeply
embedded
dislikes [=dislikes that have been felt for a long time and that are very deep]
values and beliefs that are
embedded
in our culture [=that are established as part of our culture]
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