em'bedment
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| —vb , -beds, -bedding, -bedded | |
| 1. | ( |
| 2. | (tr) to surround closely: hard rock embeds the roots |
| 3. | (tr) to fix or retain (a thought, idea, etc) in the mind |
| 4. | ( |
| 5. | (tr) grammar to insert (a subordinate clause) into a sentence |
| —n | |
| 6. | a journalist accompanying an active military unit |
| imbed or imbed (ɪmˈbɛd, ˈɪmbɛd) | |
| —vb | |
| —n | |
| em'bedment or imbed | |
| —n | |
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