The mugger only embedded his knife in the cloth of the victim's coat.
•A ring was embedded in the bread dough by accident.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
embed — UK [ɪmˈbed] / US verb [transitive] Word forms embed : present tense I/you/we/they embed he/she/it embeds present participle embedding past tense embedded past participle embedded 1) to fix something firmly in a surface or object embed something… … English dictionary
embed — em|bed [ ım bed ] verb transitive 1. ) to fix something firmly in a surface or object: embed something in something: She let go of the knife, leaving it embedded in the wood. 2. ) to make something a fixed and important part of something else:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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embed — verb embedded, embedding (transitive usually passive) 1 to fix something firmly and deeply in a surface or solid object (+ in): Small stones were embedded in the ice. 2 if ideas, attitudes, or feelings etc are embedded, you believe or feel them… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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