embed
Definitions
To fix something firmly and deeply into a surrounding mass or material.
把……牢牢嵌入，使深深插入。
To insert content (such as a video or code) within another file or document.
（在文件、网页中）嵌入（视频、代码等）。
To place a journalist within a military unit during a conflict.
将（记者）随军安插。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedem- (into) + bed (base layer) = to fix firmly into a surrounding base. The image is a stone set into concrete or a fossil in rock. Every modern sense keeps this — something lodged into a surrounding whole.
Root bed still carries 9 more wordsWhy It Means This
Embed takes bed in its 'base layer' sense, not its furniture sense. To embed is to press something into a base so it becomes part of it — a bullet embedded in a wall, a value embedded in a culture, a video embedded in a webpage, a reporter embedded in a platoon. The constant idea is being lodged inside a surrounding mass.
Usage Guide
Spelled 'embed' (now standard) or, less commonly, 'imbed.' Double the d before vowels: embedded, embedding. In tech, 'embed code' means the HTML snippet you paste to display media on another site.
Example Sentences
- 1.
Fragments of glass were embedded in the wound.
- 2.
You can embed the video directly in your blog post.
- 3.
She was embedded with the troops as a war reporter.
Synonym Comparison
- embed — to lodge firmly into a surrounding base
- insert — to put in, often removably (insert a coin)
- implant — to fix in, especially surgically or in the mind
- install — to set up equipment or software for use
- ingrain — to fix deeply (usually habits or beliefs)