Imbed vs. Embed — What's the Difference?

Variant of embed.

To fix firmly in a surrounding mass

Alternative spelling of embed

To cause to be an integral part of a surrounding whole

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.

(Linguistics)To insert or position (a clause or phrase) within a clause or phrase.

Fix or set securely or deeply;

(Computers)To insert (a virus, for example) into a software program.

To assign (a journalist) to travel with a military unit during an armed conflict.

(Biology)To enclose (a specimen) in a supporting material before sectioning for microscopic examination.

To become embedded

One that is embedded, especially a journalist who is assigned to an active military unit.

(transitive) To lay (something) as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed.

To include (something) in surrounding matter.

To encapsulate within another document or data file.

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.

(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.

An element of an advertisement, etc. serving as a subliminal message.

(computing) An item embedded in another document.

To lay as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed; as, to embed a thing in clay, mortar, or sand.

Fix or set securely or deeply;