Definition/Meaning of embed

• English - Verb: embed ( third-person singular simple present embeds , present participle embedding , simple past and past participle embedded ) To lay as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed; as , to embed a thing in clay , mortar , or sand . ( by extension ) To include in surrounding matter . We wanted to embed our reporter with the Fifth Infantry Division , but the Army would have none of it . (…
• English - Noun: embed ( plural embeds ) An embedded reporter/journalist: a war reporter assigned to and travelling with a military unit . An element of an advertisement , etc . serving as a subliminal message . 1992 , Sammy Richard Danna , Advertising and Popular Culture He alleges that ads for Seagram's gin , Chivas Regal scotch , Bacardi rum , Sprite soda , Camel and Kent cigarettes , Tweed perfume , Kanon…
• English - Alternative forms: imbed
• English - Etymology: From em- +‎ bed .
• English - Pronunciation: IPA (key) : /ɛmˈbɛd/ Rhymes: -ɛd