Words / B2

im-BED/ɪmˈbed/

To embed is to fix something firmly inside something else: embed a video; embedded journalists. Insert is weaker (it may not stay). Implant is medical. Reports: embed the chart; do not send a dead link. Do not mix with embark (start a journey).

Meaning

To fix something firmly inside something else; also to place a journalist with a military unit.

Examples

• “Embed the chart in the report; do not attach a broken link.”
• “An embedded journalist travelled with the unit, which is the news sense.”

Good to know

embed something in; an embedded + noun. Weaker: insert. Computing: embedded systems. News: embedded reporters. Mix-up: embark. Coursework portals.

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