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embedded adjective [ ɪmˈbɛdɪd ]

• (of an object) fixed firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass; implanted.
• "a gold ring with nine embedded stones"
• (of a journalist) attached to a military unit during a conflict.
• "embedded journalists were scrutinized for their ability to report with independence"

embed verb

• fix (an object) firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass.
• "he had an operation to remove a nail embedded in his chest"
Similar: implant, plant, set, fix, lodge, root, insert, place, sink, submerge, immerse, drive in, hammer in, ram in,
• attach (a journalist) to a military unit during a conflict.
• "the CNN correspondent is now embedded with the US Navy aboard the USS Constellation"


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