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   Em·bed

   /əmˈbed/

   

   verb

   • 1. fix (an object) firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass: "he had an operation to remove a nail embedded in his chest"
   • ▪ implant (an idea or feeling) within something else so it becomes an ingrained or essential characteristic of it: "the Victorian values embedded in Tennyson's poetry"
   • ▪ place (a phrase or clause) within another clause or sentence: "phrases or clauses that are embedded in a sentence for effect"
   • ▪ incorporate (a video or other item of data) within the body of a web page or other document: "you can embed the videos into a blog post."
   • ▪ design and build (a microprocessor) as an integral part of a system or device: "to embed the controller, he has to get creative"
   • 2. attach (a journalist) to a military unit during a conflict: "the CNN correspondent is now embedded with the US Navy aboard the USS Constellation"

   noun

   • 1. an embedded journalist: "most of the embeds found themselves covering construction and civil works projects"

   Derivatives

   • 1. embedment noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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