<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object)<ul><li>to fix into a surrounding mass: to embed stones in cement</li><li>to surround tightly or firmly; envelop or enclose: Thick cotton padding embedded the precious vase in its box</li><li>to incorporate or contain as an essential part or characteristic: A love of color is embedded in all of her paintings</li><li>to infiltrate (a biological tissue) with molten paraffin or other plastic material that later solidifies, enabling the preparation to be sliced very thin for viewing under a microscope</li><li>to map (a set) into another set</li><li>to insert (a construction, as a phrase or clause) into a larger construction, as a clause or sentence</li><li>to assign (a journalist) to travel with a military unit or a political campaign: We've embedded a reporter with each of the presidential candidates</li><li>to invite (an expert, creative professional, etc.) to work closely with a group or participate in a special event: We have embedded writers within our acting companies, and now have playwrights writing pieces for the actors they are working with</li><li>(used without object)<ul><li>to be or become fixed or incorporated, as into a surrounding mass: Glass embeds in the soft tar of the road</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a person who has been embedded, as with a military unit</li><li>a period of time during which a person is embedded</li></ul>