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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Embed \Em*bed"\ ([e^]m*b[e^]d"), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Embedded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Embedding}.] [Pref. em- + bed. Cf. {Imbed}.] To lay as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed; as, to embed a thing in clay, mortar, or sand.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
embed
verb: fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum" [syn: {implant}, {engraft}, {imbed}, {plant}] [also: {embedding}, {embedded}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
44 Moby Thesaurus words for "embed": bed, bed in, comprise, confirm, contain, deep-dye, define, enclose, enfold, engraft, engrave, entrench, establish, etch, fix, found, ground, impact, implant, impress, imprint, include, infix, ingrain, inlay, inscribe, inset, internalize, jam, keep within, lodge, pack, plant, print, put in, root, seat, set, set in, settle, stamp, stereotype, surround, wedge
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