embedded

Words with a similar base: embedded

'embedded'

[implant.v.01] as in: fix or set securely or deeply

Examples:
He planted a knee in the back of his opponent
The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum

'embedded'

[embed.v.02] as in: attach to, as a journalist to a military unit when reporting on a war

Examples:
The young reporter was embedded with the Third Division

'embedded'

[embedded.s.01] as in: enclosed firmly in a surrounding mass

Examples:
found pebbles embedded in the silt
stone containing many embedded fossils
peach and plum seeds embedded in a sweet edible pulp

'embedded'

[embedded.s.02] as in: inserted as an integral part of a surrounding whole

Examples:
confused by the embedded Latin quotations
an embedded subordinate clause

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