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English verb: embed | |||
| 1. | embed (contact) fix or set securely or deeply | ||
| Samples | He planted a knee in the back of his opponent. The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum. | ||
| Synonyms | engraft, imbed, implant, plant | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enter, infix, insert, introduce | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bury, nest, pot, sink | ||
| 2. | embed (competition) attach to, as a journalist to a military unit when reporting on a war | ||
| Samples | The young reporter was embedded with the Third Division. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aggroup, group | ||
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