Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To sink or lay, as in a bed; to deposit in a partly inclosing mass, as of clay or mortar; to cover, as with earth, sand, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Alternative spelling of
embed .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb fix or set securely or deeply
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Examples
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GE said orders for big-ticket equipment and services, a closely watched barometer of future revenue in the Fairfield, Conn., company's industrial businesses, cl imbed 12% from the year-ago fourth quarter to $24.8 billion, its highest quarterly total since 2007.
GE Profit Rises as Sales Gains Return Bob Sechler 2011
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Our eyes met and the words dirty bomb flitted through my mind as I watched nails imbed in him, turning him into a human pincushion.
Mercy Kill Lori Armstrong 2011
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As we move forward, we have to continue to imbed that deeply into the culture of athletic programs and we still have a ways to go.
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Maybe it will just take time for the swing changes he's making with coach Sean Foley to imbed themselves in competition.
Why Tiger Will Never Dominate Again John Paul Newport 2011
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As we move forward, we have to continue to imbed that deeply into the culture of athletic programs and we still have a ways to go.
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As we move forward, we have to continue to imbed that deeply into the culture of athletic programs and we still have a ways to go.
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But first, let me make an observation about pricing digital books higher than printed ones: Bear in mind that you can imbed video and audio in an ebook.
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Our eyes met and the words dirty bomb flitted through my mind as I watched nails imbed in him, turning him into a human pincushion.
Mercy Kill Lori Armstrong 2011
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As we move forward, we have to continue to imbed that deeply into the culture of athletic programs and we still have a ways to go.
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Our eyes met and the words dirty bomb flitted through my mind as I watched nails imbed in him, turning him into a human pincushion.
Mercy Kill Lori Armstrong 2011
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