adj · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɪmˈbɛdɪd/
Received-Pronunciation:/ɛmˈbɛdɪd/
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CMU ARPABET:EH0 M B EH1 D IH0 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into; deep-rooted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: inbuilt
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Partially buried in concrete or planted in earth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Not minimal with respect to inclusion (among associated primes), i.e. having a proper sub-ideal which is an associated prime.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: isolated
4
verb
Meaning 4
simple past and past participle of embed
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
inserted as an integral part of a surrounding whole
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
confused by the embedded Latin quotations
an embedded subordinate clause
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
enclosed firmly in a surrounding mass
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
found pebbles embedded in the silt
stone containing many embedded fossils
peach and plum seeds embedded in a sweet edible pulp
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English em- Proto-Germanic *badją Proto-West Germanic *badi Old English bedd Middle English bed English bed English embed Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English embedded From embed + -ed.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Dutch:
ingebed
— part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
Finnish:
sulautettu
— part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
French:
imbriqué
— part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
French:
incrusté
— part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
French:
inclus
— part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
German:
eingebettet
— part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
Greek:
πακτωμένος
(paktoménos)
— part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
Greek:
εμφυτευμένος
(emfytevménos)
— part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
Greek:
ενσωματωμένος
(ensomatoménos)
— part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
Portuguese:
incrustado
— part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
Portuguese:
embutido
— part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
Russian:
встро́енный
(vstrójennyj)
— part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
Russian:
внедрённый
(vnedrjónnyj)
— part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
Spanish:
empotrado
— part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
Spanish:
incrustado
— part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
Spanish:
embebido
— part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
Turkish:
ankastre
— part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
Turkish:
gömülü
— part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
Ukrainian:
вкла́дений
(vkládenyj)
— part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
Ukrainian:
вбудо́ваний
(vbudóvanyj)
— part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
Dutch:
verankerd
— partially buried in concrete or planted in earth
Dutch:
vastgebetonneerd
— partially buried in concrete or planted in earth
Greek:
χωμένος
(choménos)
— partially buried in concrete or planted in earth
Greek:
μπηγμένος
(bigménos)
— partially buried in concrete or planted in earth
Greek:
φυτευτός
(fyteftós)
— partially buried in concrete or planted in earth
Portuguese:
incrustado
— partially buried in concrete or planted in earth
Spanish:
incrustado
— partially buried in concrete or planted in earth
Ottoman Turkish:
كوممه
(gömme)
— partially buried in concrete or planted in earth
