Imbed vs. Embed — What's the Difference?
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Difference Between Imbed and Embed
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Definitions
Imbed
Variant of embed.
Embed
To fix firmly in a surrounding mass
Embed a post in concrete.
Fossils embedded in shale.
Imbed
Alternative spelling of embed
Embed
To cause to be an integral part of a surrounding whole
"a minor accuracy embedded in a larger untruth" (Ian Jack).
Imbed
To sink or lay, as in a bed; to deposit in a partly inclosing mass, as of clay or mortar; to cover, as with earth, sand, etc.
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Embed
(Linguistics)To insert or position (a clause or phrase) within a clause or phrase.
Imbed
Fix or set securely or deeply;
He planted a knee in the back of his opponent
The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum
Embed
(Computers)To insert (a virus, for example) into a software program.
Embed
To assign (a journalist) to travel with a military unit during an armed conflict.
Embed
(Biology)To enclose (a specimen) in a supporting material before sectioning for microscopic examination.
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Embed
To become embedded
The harpoon struck but did not embed.
Embed
One that is embedded, especially a journalist who is assigned to an active military unit.
Embed
(transitive) To lay (something) as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed.
To embed something in clay, mortar, or sand
Embed
To include (something) in surrounding matter.
We wanted to embed our reporter with the Fifth Infantry Division, but the Army would have none of it.
Embed
To encapsulate within another document or data file.
The instructions showed how to embed a chart from the spreadsheet within the wordprocessor document.
Embed
To define a one-to-one function from one set to another so that certain properties of the domain are preserved when considering the image as a subset of the codomain.
The torus can be embedded in .
Embed
(journalism) An embedded reporter or journalist, such as a war reporter assigned to and travelling with a military unit, or a political reporter assigned to follow and report on the campaign of a candidate.
Embed
An element of an advertisement, etc. serving as a subliminal message.
Embed
(computing) An item embedded in another document.
Embed
To lay as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed; as, to embed a thing in clay, mortar, or sand.
Embed
Fix or set securely or deeply;
He planted a knee in the back of his opponent
The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum