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- pronunciation:
- ihm
bed
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
embeds, imbeds, embedding, imbedding, embedded, imbedded |
| definition: |
to set firmly in some surrounding material.
We embedded the new plants in the soil. |
| related words: |
graft, sink, stick, tuck |
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| derivation: |
embedment (imbedment) (n.) |
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