embed

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Synonyms: imbed, ember, ebbed, ebed, kembed, emed, embd, embdd, embe

Antonyms: imbed, ember, ebbed, ebed, kembed, emed, embd, embdd, embe

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[lay#Verb|lay]] (something) as in a [[bed#Noun|bed]]; to lay in [[surrounding#Adjective|surrounding]] [[matter#Noun|matter]]; to [[bed#Verb|bed]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive|by extension}} To [[include]] (something) in surrounding matter.
3. {{lb|en|transitive|computing}} To [[encapsulate]] within another document or data file.<!--unrelated to the other computing meaning as in [[embedded system]]-->
4. {{lb|en|mathematics|transitive}} To define a [[one-to-one]] [[function]] from one [[set]] to another so that certain [[property|properties]] of the [[domain]] are [[preserve]]d when considering the [[image]] as a [[subset]] of the [[codomain]].

Noun

1. One thing [[#Verb|embedded]] within another, as:

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