imbed

embed or imbed (ɪmˈbɛd)

—vb , -beds, -bedding, -bedded
1.	(usually foll by in) to fix or become fixed firmly and deeply in a surrounding solid mass: to embed a nail in wood
2.	(tr) to surround closely: hard rock embeds the roots
3.	(tr) to fix or retain (a thought, idea, etc) in the mind
4.	(often foll by with) to assign a journalist or be assigned as one to accompany an active military unit
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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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

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imbed (ɪmˈbɛd)

—vb , -beds, -bedding, -bedded
	a less common spelling of embed

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Example sentences

The darts generally imbed in the skin of the subject, although the device also

delivers the electrical current through clothing.

It also searches the element contents for special hyperlinking commands which

its uses to imbed hyperlinks into the output page.

The idea was for the bomb to imbed itself underground and explode.

Instead, it will deeply imbed politics into the federal procurement process.

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